What color is #FBF1F9?

#FBF1F9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Lavender Blush. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF1F9?

The RGB value is 251, 241, 249: 251 red, 241 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF1F9?

The complementary color is #F1FBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF1F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF1F9 color

#FBF1F9 rgb(251, 241, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF1F9 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 94.5% green and 97.6% blue (251, 241, 249).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 56% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#FBF1F9 color codes

HEX	`#FBF1F9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 241, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 94.5%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 56%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.1, 4.73, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.1, 5.42, 330.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.335, 90.26, 102.372)`
Decimal	`16511481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF1F9, 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 #FBF1F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF1F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #FBF1F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf1f9; }
.text { color: #fbf1f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf1f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 241 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf1f9, #fbf1f4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBF1F9?: #FBF1F9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Lavender Blush. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF1F9?: The RGB value is 251, 241, 249: 251 red, 241 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF1F9?: The complementary color is #F1FBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF1F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.