What color is #FAFEF8?

#FAFEF8 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 #FAFEF8?

The RGB value is 250, 254, 248: 250 red, 254 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFEF8?

The complementary color is #FCF8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFEF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.6:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFEF8 color

#FAFEF8 rgb(250, 254, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFEF8 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 99.6% green and 97.3% blue (250, 254, 248).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 75% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.6:1).

#FAFEF8 color codes

HEX	`#FAFEF8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 254, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 99.6%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 75%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.22, -2.37, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.22, 3.37, 134.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.807, 97.985, 102.865)`
Decimal	`16449272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFEF8, 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 #FAFEF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFEF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.6:1	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 #FAFEF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fafef8; }
.text { color: #fafef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fafef8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 254 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fafef8, #f8fef9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FAFEF8?: #FAFEF8 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 #FAFEF8?: The RGB value is 250, 254, 248: 250 red, 254 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFEF8?: The complementary color is #FCF8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFEF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.6:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.