What color is #FBFBF3?

#FBFBF3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFBF3?

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

What is the complementary color of #FBFBF3?

The complementary color is #F3F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFBF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.19:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFBF3 color

#FBFBF3 rgb(251, 251, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBFBF3 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 50% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Morning Snow (#F5F4ED), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.19:1).

#FBFBF3 color codes

HEX	`#FBFBF3`
RGB	`rgb(251, 251, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 98.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 50%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.42, -1.38, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.42, 4.07, 109.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.456, 95.975, 98.536)`
Decimal	`16514035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFBF3, 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 #FBFBF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFBF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.19:1	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 #FBFBF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbfbf3; }
.text { color: #fbfbf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfbf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 251 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbfbf3, #f7fbf3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBFBF3?: #FBFBF3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFBF3?: The RGB value is 251, 251, 243: 251 red, 251 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFBF3?: The complementary color is #F3F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFBF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.19:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.