What color is #FAFFFF?

#FAFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAFFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #FAFFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAFFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.81:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAFFFF color

#FAFFFF rgb(250, 255, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear in a Blizzard (#FCFFFF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.81:1).

#FAFFFF color codes

HEX	`#FAFFFF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 255, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 100%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.64, -1.64, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.64, 1.74, 199.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(93.231, 99.064, 108.798)`
Decimal	`16449535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAFFFF, 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 #FAFFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAFFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.81:1	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 #FAFFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FAFFFF?: #FAFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAFFFF?: The RGB value is 250, 255, 255: 250 red, 255 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAFFFF?: The complementary color is #FFFAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAFFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.81:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.