What color is #FBFDFD?

#FBFDFD is a white, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFDFD?

The RGB value is 251, 253, 253: 251 red, 253 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBFDFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBFDFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.57:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFDFD color

#FBFDFD rgb(251, 253, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBFDFD is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 99.2% green and 99.2% blue (251, 253, 253).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 33% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear in a Blizzard (#FCFFFF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.57:1).

#FBFDFD color codes

HEX	`#FBFDFD`
RGB	`rgb(251, 253, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 99.2%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 33%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.16, -0.66, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.16, 0.7, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(92.636, 97.852, 106.916)`
Decimal	`16514557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFDFD, 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 #FBFDFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFDFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.57:1	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 #FBFDFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbfdfd; }
.text { color: #fbfdfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfdfd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 253 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbfdfd, #fbfcfd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBFDFD?: #FBFDFD is a white, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFDFD?: The RGB value is 251, 253, 253: 251 red, 253 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFDFD?: The complementary color is #FDFBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFDFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.57:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.