#FAFAF9 Color

#FAFAF9 is rgb(250, 250, 249) in RGB, hsl(60, 9%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cotton (#FBFBF9), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#FAFAF9

RGBrgb(250, 250, 249)

HSLhsl(60, 9%, 98%)

HSVhsv(60, 0%, 98%)

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

OKLCHoklch(98.5% 0.001 106.4)

LABlab(98.25% -0.13 0.48)

LCHlch(98.25% 0.50 105.22)

What #FAFAF9 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 #FAFAF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 0.59 Off White#FAF9F6ΔE 1.13 Lotion#FEFDFAΔE 1.53 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 1.78 White#FFFFFFΔE 1.82 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 1.9

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#FAFAF9 Channel Values

How #FAFAF9 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 250 · G 250 · B 249	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 9% · L 98%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 0% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.04:1 vs white · 20.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAFAF9 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 text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text20.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAFAF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAFAF9; 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 #FAFAF9

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 #FAFAF9 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 #FAFAF9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fafaf9: #FAFAF9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAFAF9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fafaf9': '#FAFAF9' }

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

Android XML<color name="color_fafaf9">#FAFAF9</color>

SVG fillfill="#FAFAF9"

More White Colors

#FAFAF9 sits in the white family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fafafa f7f7f7 fcfcfc f5f5f5 ffffff f5f5f4 dbdbdb f4f4f5 dcdcdc f2f2f2 dedede f0f0f0 e0e0e0 e3e3e3 e4e4e7 e5e4e2 e5e5e5 e6e6e6 e7e5e4 e8e8e8 ebebeb ededed

#FAFAF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAFAF9?

#FAFAF9 is a lightest white — rgb(250, 250, 249) in RGB and hsl(60, 9%, 98%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cotton (#FBFBF9), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.59.

What is the RGB value of #FAFAF9?

#FAFAF9 is rgb(250, 250, 249) — red 250, green 250, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAFAF9?

#FAFAF9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAFAF9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAFAF9 scores 1.04:1 against white and 20.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAFAF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAFAF9 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 1.78, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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