What color is #FBF8F0?

#FBF8F0 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF8F0?

The RGB value is 251, 248, 240: 251 red, 248 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF8F0?

The complementary color is #F0F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF8F0 color

#FBF8F0 rgb(251, 248, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF8F0 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 97.3% green and 94.1% blue (251, 248, 240).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 58% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bone White (#F9F6EE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#FBF8F0 color codes

HEX	`#FBF8F0`
RGB	`rgb(251, 248, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 97.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 58%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.61, -0.38, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.61, 4.2, 95.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.077, 93.936, 95.86)`
Decimal	`16513264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF8F0, 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 #FBF8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #FBF8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf8f0; }
.text { color: #fbf8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 248 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf8f0, #f8fbf0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBF8F0?: #FBF8F0 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF8F0?: The RGB value is 251, 248, 240: 251 red, 248 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF8F0?: The complementary color is #F0F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.