What color is #FAFCF9?

#FAFCF9 is a white, closest to the named color White Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFCF9?

The RGB value is 250, 252, 249: 250 red, 252 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFCF9?

The complementary color is #FBF9FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFCF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFCF9 color

#FAFCF9 rgb(250, 252, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFCF9 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 98.8% green and 97.6% blue (250, 252, 249).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 33% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is White Porcelain (#F8FBF8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.36:1).

#FAFCF9 color codes

HEX	`#FAFCF9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 252, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 98.8%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 33%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 1%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.74, -1.19, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.74, 1.69, 134.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.331, 96.784, 103.474)`
Decimal	`16448761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFCF9, 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 #FAFCF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFCF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.36:1	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 #FAFCF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafcf9; }
.text { color: #fafcf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafcf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 252 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafcf9, #f9fcfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAFCF9?: #FAFCF9 is a white, closest to the named color White Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFCF9?: The RGB value is 250, 252, 249: 250 red, 252 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFCF9?: The complementary color is #FBF9FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFCF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.