What color is #FFFAF3?

#FFFAF3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Floral White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAF3?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 243: 255 red, 250 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAF3?

The complementary color is #F3F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.22:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAF3 color

#FFFAF3 rgb(255, 250, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFAF3 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 95.3% blue (255, 250, 243).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Floral White (#FFFAF0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.22:1).

#FFFAF3 color codes

HEX	`#FFFAF3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.47, 0.46, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.47, 3.96, 83.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.601, 96.103, 98.501)`
Decimal	`16775923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAF3, 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 #FFFAF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.22:1	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 #FFFAF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffaf3; }
.text { color: #fffaf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffaf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffaf3, #fefff3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFAF3?: #FFFAF3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Floral White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAF3?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 243: 255 red, 250 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAF3?: The complementary color is #F3F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.22:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.