What color is #FAFEF7?

#FAFEF7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFEF7?

The RGB value is 250, 254, 247: 250 red, 254 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFEF7?

The complementary color is #FBF7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFEF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.58:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFEF7 color

#FAFEF7 rgb(250, 254, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFEF7 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 99.6% green and 96.9% blue (250, 254, 247).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 78% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.58:1).

#FAFEF7 color codes

HEX	`#FAFEF7`
RGB	`rgb(250, 254, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 99.6%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 78%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.19, -2.54, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.19, 3.84, 131.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.652, 97.923, 102.05)`
Decimal	`16449271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFEF7, 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 #FAFEF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFEF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.58:1	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 #FAFEF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafef7; }
.text { color: #fafef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 254 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafef7, #f7fef8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAFEF7?: #FAFEF7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFEF7?: The RGB value is 250, 254, 247: 250 red, 254 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFEF7?: The complementary color is #FBF7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFEF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.58:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.