What color is #FFFAFE?

#FFFAFE is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAFE?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 254: 255 red, 250 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAFE color

#FFFAFE rgb(255, 250, 254)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFAFE is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 99.6% blue (255, 250, 254).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.36:1).

#FFFAFE color codes

HEX	`#FFFAFE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.74, 2.35, -1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.74, 2.7, 330.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(93.312, 96.787, 107.513)`
Decimal	`16775934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAFE, 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 #FFFAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.36:1	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 #FFFAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffafe; }
.text { color: #fffafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffafe, #fffafc); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFAFE?: #FFFAFE is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAFE?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 254: 255 red, 250 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAFE?: The complementary color is #FAFFFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.