What color is #FBF7E8?

#FBF7E8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF7E8?

The RGB value is 251, 247, 232: 251 red, 247 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF7E8?

The complementary color is #E8ECFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF7E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF7E8 color

#FBF7E8 rgb(251, 247, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF7E8 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 96.9% green and 91% blue (251, 247, 232).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 70% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Flickering Firefly (#F8F6E6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#FBF7E8 color codes

HEX	`#FBF7E8`
RGB	`rgb(251, 247, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 96.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 70%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.17, -1.2, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.17, 7.77, 98.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.608, 92.858, 89.636)`
Decimal	`16513000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF7E8, 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 #FBF7E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF7E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #FBF7E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf7e8; }
.text { color: #fbf7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf7e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 247 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf7e8, #f5fbe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #FBF7E8?: #FBF7E8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF7E8?: The RGB value is 251, 247, 232: 251 red, 247 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF7E8?: The complementary color is #E8ECFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF7E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.