What color is #FAFFE8?

#FAFFE8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFFE8?

The RGB value is 250, 255, 232: 250 red, 255 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAFFE8?

The complementary color is #EDE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAFFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.53:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFFE8 color

#FAFFE8 rgb(250, 255, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFFE8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 100% green and 91% blue (250, 255, 232).

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 20.53:1).

#FAFFE8 color codes

HEX	`#FAFFE8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 255, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 100%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.09, -5.56, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.09, 11.81, 118.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.748, 97.67, 90.452)`
Decimal	`16449512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFFE8, 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 #FAFFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.53:1	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 #FAFFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faffe8; }
.text { color: #faffe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faffe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 255 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faffe8, #eeffe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #FAFFE8?: #FAFFE8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFFE8?: The RGB value is 250, 255, 232: 250 red, 255 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFFE8?: The complementary color is #EDE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.53:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.