What color is #FAFFE7?

#FAFFE7 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFFE7?

The RGB value is 250, 255, 231: 250 red, 255 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFFE7?

The complementary color is #ECE7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFFE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.52:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFFE7 color

#FAFFE7 rgb(250, 255, 231)

Shades of green

The hex color #FAFFE7 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 100% green and 90.6% blue (250, 255, 231).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Milk Foam (#F6FFE8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.52:1).

#FAFFE7 color codes

HEX	`#FAFFE7`
RGB	`rgb(250, 255, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 100%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.07, -5.72, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.07, 12.31, 117.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.606, 97.614, 89.707)`
Decimal	`16449511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFFE7, 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 #FAFFE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFFE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.52:1	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 #FAFFE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faffe7; }
.text { color: #faffe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faffe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 255 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faffe7, #eeffe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #FAFFE7?: #FAFFE7 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFFE7?: The RGB value is 250, 255, 231: 250 red, 255 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFFE7?: The complementary color is #ECE7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFFE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.52:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.