What color is #FBFFFF?

#FBFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #FBFFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBFFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.85:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFFFF color

#FBFFFF rgb(251, 255, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 100% green and 100% blue (251, 255, 255).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear in a Blizzard (#FCFFFF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.85:1).

#FBFFFF color codes

HEX	`#FBFFFF`
RGB	`rgb(251, 255, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 100%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.71, -1.31, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.71, 1.39, 199.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(93.59, 99.249, 108.815)`
Decimal	`16515071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFFFF, 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 #FBFFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.85:1	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 #FBFFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbffff; }
.text { color: #fbffff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbffff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 255 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbffff, #fbfdff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FBFFFF?: #FBFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFFFF?: The RGB value is 251, 255, 255: 251 red, 255 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFFFF?: The complementary color is #FFFBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.85:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.