What color is #FBF8F4?

#FBF8F4 is a white, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF8F4?

The RGB value is 251, 248, 244: 251 red, 248 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF8F4?

The complementary color is #F4F7FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF8F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF8F4 color

#FBF8F4 rgb(251, 248, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF8F4 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 97.3% green and 95.7% blue (251, 248, 244).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 47% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Off White (#FAF9F6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.84:1).

#FBF8F4 color codes

HEX	`#FBF8F4`
RGB	`rgb(251, 248, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 97.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 47%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.7, 0.3, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.7, 2.29, 82.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.678, 94.176, 99.024)`
Decimal	`16513268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF8F4, 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 #FBF8F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF8F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.84:1	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 #FBF8F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf8f4; }
.text { color: #fbf8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf8f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 248 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf8f4, #fbfbf4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBF8F4?: #FBF8F4 is a white, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF8F4?: The RGB value is 251, 248, 244: 251 red, 248 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF8F4?: The complementary color is #F4F7FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF8F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.