#F8F9FC Color

#F8F9FC is rgb(248, 249, 252) in RGB, hsl(225, 40%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8F9FC

HEX#F8F9FC

RGBrgb(248, 249, 252)

HSLhsl(225, 40%, 98%)

HSVhsv(225, 2%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(98.2% 0.004 271.4)

LABlab(97.91% 0.05 -1.56)

LCHlch(97.91% 1.57 271.98)

What #F8F9FC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F8F9FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 2.01 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 2.08 White#FFFFFFΔE 2.61 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 2.63 Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 2.85 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 2.85

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#F8F9FC Channel Values

How #F8F9FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 248 · G 249 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 225° · S 40% · L 98%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 225° · S 2% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.05:1 vs white · 19.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8F9FC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text19.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8F9FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8F9FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #F8F9FC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

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Shades

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How #F8F9FC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Protanomaly#F8F9FC

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Using #F8F9FC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f8f9fc: #F8F9FC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8F9FC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8f9fc': '#F8F9FC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.976, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_f8f9fc">#F8F9FC</color>

SVG fillfill="#F8F9FC"

More Blue Colors

#F8F9FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#F8F9FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8F9FC?

#F8F9FC is a lightest blue — rgb(248, 249, 252) in RGB and hsl(225, 40%, 98%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.01.

What is the RGB value of #F8F9FC?

#F8F9FC is rgb(248, 249, 252) — red 248, green 249, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8F9FC?

#F8F9FC converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8F9FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8F9FC scores 1.05:1 against white and 19.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8F9FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8F9FC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is ghostwhite (#F8F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.01, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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