What color is #FBF9EC?

#FBF9EC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF9EC?

The RGB value is 251, 249, 236: 251 red, 249 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF9EC?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBF9EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF9EC color

#FBF9EC rgb(251, 249, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF9EC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 97.6% green and 92.5% blue (251, 249, 236).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 65% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Dear Reader (#F5F3E6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.86:1).

#FBF9EC color codes

HEX	`#FBF9EC`
RGB	`rgb(251, 249, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 97.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 65%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.76, -1.55, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.76, 6.65, 103.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.798, 94.317, 92.868)`
Decimal	`16513516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF9EC, 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 #FBF9EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF9EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.86:1	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 #FBF9EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf9ec; }
.text { color: #fbf9ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf9ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 249 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf9ec, #f6fbec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBF9EC?: #FBF9EC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF9EC?: The RGB value is 251, 249, 236: 251 red, 249 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF9EC?: The complementary color is #ECEEFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF9EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.