What color is #FAFBFD?

#FAFBFD is a white, closest to the named color Dr. White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFBFD?

The RGB value is 250, 251, 253: 250 red, 251 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFBFD?

The complementary color is #FDFCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFBFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.28:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFBFD color

#FAFBFD rgb(250, 251, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFBFD is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 98.4% green and 99.2% blue (250, 251, 253).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 43% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Dr. White (#FAFAFA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.28:1).

#FAFBFD color codes

HEX	`#FAFBFD`
RGB	`rgb(250, 251, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 98.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 43%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 1%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.59, 0.02, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.59, 1.07, 271.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.648, 96.41, 106.69)`
Decimal	`16448509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFBFD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAFBFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFBFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAFBFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafbfd; }
.text { color: #fafbfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafbfd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 251 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafbfd, #fbfafd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAFBFD?: #FAFBFD is a white, closest to the named color Dr. White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFBFD?: The RGB value is 250, 251, 253: 250 red, 251 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFBFD?: The complementary color is #FDFCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFBFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.28:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.