#FAFAFA color
#FAFAFA is a very light, desaturated near-white grey, closest to the CSS named color ghostwhite (#F8F8FF).
Color values
| HEX | #FAFAFA |
| RGB | rgb(250, 250, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%) |
| Decimal | 16448250 |
| CSS | color: #FAFAFA; |
| Android | 0xFFFAFAFA |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.980, blue: 0.980, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FAFAFA | 1.04:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FAFAFA | 20.12:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FAFAFA
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FAFAFA and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FAFAFA
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FAFAFA in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FAFAFA; background-color: #FAFAFA; }
.element { color: rgb(250 250 250); }
.element { color: hsl(0 0% 98%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#FAFAFA] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FAFAFA;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAFAFA?
#FAFAFA is a very light, desaturated near-white grey. Its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel, with 0% saturation and 98% lightness.
What is #FAFAFA in RGB?
#FAFAFA converts to rgb(250, 250, 250) — 250 red, 250 green and 250 blue.
What is #FAFAFA in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FAFAFA be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (20.12:1 versus 1.04:1).
What is the complementary color of #FAFAFA?
#FAFAFA — the hue directly opposite #FAFAFA on the color wheel.