Close to Ghost White
#FAF8FC
#FAF8FC is an almost-white neutral, close to the color Ghost White. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 97.3% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 40% saturation and 98% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FAF8FC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.06:1 FailBlack text on this color
19.90:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.06:1 FailThis color as text on black
19.90:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAF8FC as they’d see it.
#FAF8FC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FAF8FC
What color is #FAF8FC?
#FAF8FC is an almost-white neutral, close to the color Ghost White. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 97.3% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 40% saturation and 98% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAF8FC in RGB?
#FAF8FC is rgb(250, 248, 252): 250 red, 248 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAF8FC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 2, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAF8FC?
PANTONE White is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAF8FC?
Its complement #F7F9F5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.