What color is #FAFDF9?

#FAFDF9 is a white, closest to the named color White Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFDF9?

The RGB value is 250, 253, 249: 250 red, 253 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFDF9?

The complementary color is #FCF9FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFDF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.48:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFDF9 color

#FAFDF9 rgb(250, 253, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFDF9 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 99.2% green and 97.6% blue (250, 253, 249).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 50% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is White Porcelain (#F8FBF8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.48:1).

#FAFDF9 color codes

HEX	`#FAFDF9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 253, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 99.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 50%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 2%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.99, -1.69, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.99, 2.3, 137.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.646, 97.414, 103.579)`
Decimal	`16449017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFDF9, 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 #FAFDF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFDF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.48:1	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 #FAFDF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafdf9; }
.text { color: #fafdf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafdf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 253 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafdf9, #f9fdfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAFDF9?: #FAFDF9 is a white, closest to the named color White Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFDF9?: The RGB value is 250, 253, 249: 250 red, 253 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFDF9?: The complementary color is #FCF9FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFDF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.48:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.