What color is #FBFBF9?

#FBFBF9 is a white, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFBF9?

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

What is the complementary color of #FBFBF9?

The complementary color is #F9F9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFBF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFBF9 color

#FBFBF9 rgb(251, 251, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBFBF9 is a white.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 20% 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 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.27:1).

#FBFBF9 color codes

HEX	`#FBFBF9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 251, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 98.4%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.57, -0.35, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.57, 1.02, 110.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.377, 96.343, 103.386)`
Decimal	`16514041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFBF9, 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 #FBFBF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFBF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.27:1	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 #FBFBF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbfbf9; }
.text { color: #fbfbf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfbf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 251 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbfbf9, #fafbf9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBFBF9?: #FBFBF9 is a white, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFBF9?: The RGB value is 251, 251, 249: 251 red, 251 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFBF9?: The complementary color is #F9F9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFBF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.