What color is #FBF5FB?

#FBF5FB is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF5FB?

The RGB value is 251, 245, 251: 251 red, 245 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF5FB?

The complementary color is #F5FBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF5FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF5FB color

#FBF5FB rgb(251, 245, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF5FB is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 96.1% green and 98.4% blue (251, 245, 251).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 43% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#FBF5FB color codes

HEX	`#FBF5FB`
RGB	`rgb(251, 245, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 96.1%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 43%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.14, 3.04, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.14, 3.74, 324.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.846, 92.779, 104.423)`
Decimal	`16512507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF5FB, 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 #FBF5FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF5FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	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 #FBF5FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf5fb; }
.text { color: #fbf5fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf5fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 245 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf5fb, #fbf5f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBF5FB?: #FBF5FB is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF5FB?: The RGB value is 251, 245, 251: 251 red, 245 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF5FB?: The complementary color is #F5FBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF5FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.