What color is #FBFAF8?

#FBFAF8 is a white, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFAF8?

The RGB value is 251, 250, 248: 251 red, 250 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBFAF8?

The complementary color is #F8F9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFAF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFAF8 color

#FBFAF8 rgb(251, 250, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBFAF8 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 98% green and 97.3% blue (251, 250, 248).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 27% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Off White (#FAF9F6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.13:1).

#FBFAF8 color codes

HEX	`#FBFAF8`
RGB	`rgb(251, 250, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 98%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 27%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 1%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.3, -0.02, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.3, 1.07, 90.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.91, 95.658, 102.463)`
Decimal	`16513784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFAF8, 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 #FBFAF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFAF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.13:1	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 #FBFAF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbfaf8; }
.text { color: #fbfaf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfaf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 250 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbfaf8, #fbfbf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBFAF8?: #FBFAF8 is a white, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFAF8?: The RGB value is 251, 250, 248: 251 red, 250 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFAF8?: The complementary color is #F8F9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFAF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.