What color is #FBF9F3?

#FBF9F3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF9F3?

The RGB value is 251, 249, 243: 251 red, 249 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF9F3?

The complementary color is #F3F5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF9F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF9F3 color

#FBF9F3 rgb(251, 249, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF9F3 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 97.6% green and 95.3% blue (251, 249, 243).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 50% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bone White (#F9F6EE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.95:1).

#FBF9F3 color codes

HEX	`#FBF9F3`
RGB	`rgb(251, 249, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 97.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 50%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.93, -0.37, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.93, 3.13, 96.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.835, 94.732, 98.329)`
Decimal	`16513523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF9F3, 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 #FBF9F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF9F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.95:1	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 #FBF9F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf9f3; }
.text { color: #fbf9f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf9f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 249 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf9f3, #f9fbf3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBF9F3?: #FBF9F3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF9F3?: The RGB value is 251, 249, 243: 251 red, 249 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF9F3?: The complementary color is #F3F5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF9F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.