What color is #FFFAF9?

#FFFAF9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Snow White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAF9?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 249: 255 red, 250 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAF9?

The complementary color is #F9FEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAF9 color

#FFFAF9 rgb(255, 250, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFAF9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 97.6% blue (255, 250, 249).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Snow White (#FFFAFA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.29:1).

#FFFAF9 color codes

HEX	`#FFFAF9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.62, 1.48, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.62, 1.83, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(92.522, 96.471, 103.351)`
Decimal	`16775929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAF9, 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 #FFFAF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.29:1	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 #FFFAF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffaf9; }
.text { color: #fffaf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffaf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffaf9, #fffdf9); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFAF9?: #FFFAF9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Snow White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAF9?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 249: 255 red, 250 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAF9?: The complementary color is #F9FEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.