#F9FAFB Color

#F9FAFB is rgb(249, 250, 251) in RGB, hsl(210, 20%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cotton (#FBFBF9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#F9FAFB

RGBrgb(249, 250, 251)

HSLhsl(210, 20%, 98%)

HSVhsv(210, 1%, 98%)

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

OKLCHoklch(98.5% 0.002 247.8)

LABlab(98.22% -0.21 -0.60)

LCHlch(98.22% 0.64 250.72)

What #F9FAFB 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 #F9FAFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 1.61 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 1.8 White#FFFFFFΔE 1.89 Off White#FAF9F6ΔE 2.19 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 2.33 Lotion#FEFDFAΔE 2.44

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#F9FAFB Channel Values

How #F9FAFB 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 249 · G 250 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 210° · S 20% · L 98%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 210° · S 1% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.05:1 vs white · 20.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9FAFB 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 text20.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F9FAFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9FAFB; 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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Tints & Shades of #F9FAFB

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 #F9FAFB 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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Using #F9FAFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9fafb: #F9FAFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9FAFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9fafb': '#F9FAFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.980, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_f9fafb">#F9FAFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#F9FAFB"

More Blue Colors

#F9FAFB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fafaff f8fafc 00001f f8f8ff 000024 f5faff 00002e f5f5ff 000033 f5f3ff 000038 f3f4f6 001c38 0078e0 0f0fff 1b1b3a 297eff 3719e1 4c516d 62748e 77b5fe 93d3fb b6cdf6 d3d9de

#F9FAFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9FAFB?

#F9FAFB is a lightest blue — rgb(249, 250, 251) in RGB and hsl(210, 20%, 98%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cotton (#FBFBF9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.61.

What is the RGB value of #F9FAFB?

#F9FAFB is rgb(249, 250, 251) — red 249, green 250, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9FAFB?

#F9FAFB converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9FAFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9FAFB scores 1.05:1 against white and 20.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9FAFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9FAFB 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 whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 1.8, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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