What color is #FBF8F2?

#FBF8F2 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 #FBF8F2?

The RGB value is 251, 248, 242: 251 red, 248 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF8F2?

The complementary color is #F2F5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF8F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF8F2 color

#FBF8F2 rgb(251, 248, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF8F2 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 97.3% green and 94.9% blue (251, 248, 242).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 53% saturation and 97% 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 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.81:1).

#FBF8F2 color codes

HEX	`#FBF8F2`
RGB	`rgb(251, 248, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 97.3%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 53%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.65, -0.04, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.65, 3.23, 90.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.376, 94.055, 97.433)`
Decimal	`16513266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF8F2, 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 #FBF8F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF8F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #FBF8F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf8f2; }
.text { color: #fbf8f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf8f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 248 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf8f2, #fafbf2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBF8F2?: #FBF8F2 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 #FBF8F2?: The RGB value is 251, 248, 242: 251 red, 248 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF8F2?: The complementary color is #F2F5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF8F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.