What color is #FAFEF1?

#FAFEF1 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFEF1?

The RGB value is 250, 254, 241: 250 red, 254 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFEF1?

The complementary color is #F5F1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFEF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.51:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFEF1 color

#FAFEF1 rgb(250, 254, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFEF1 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 99.6% green and 94.5% blue (250, 254, 241).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 87% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.51:1).

#FAFEF1 color codes

HEX	`#FAFEF1`
RGB	`rgb(250, 254, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 99.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 87%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.05, -3.57, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.05, 6.77, 121.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.741, 97.559, 97.252)`
Decimal	`16449265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFEF1, 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 #FAFEF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFEF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.51:1	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 #FAFEF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafef1; }
.text { color: #fafef1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafef1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 254 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafef1, #f3fef1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAFEF1?: #FAFEF1 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFEF1?: The RGB value is 250, 254, 241: 250 red, 254 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFEF1?: The complementary color is #F5F1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFEF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.51:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.