Swatch
#F9FAFB Tailwind Gray 50
#F9FAFB is an almost-white neutral, close to the color White Smoke. In RGB it’s made of 97.6% red, 98% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 20% saturation and 98% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #F9FAFB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
1.05:1 FailBlack text on this color
20.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.05:1 FailThis color as text on black
20.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F9FAFB as they’d see it.
#F9FAFB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #F9FAFB
What color is #F9FAFB?
#F9FAFB is an almost-white neutral, close to the color White Smoke. In RGB it’s made of 97.6% red, 98% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 20% saturation and 98% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F9FAFB in RGB?
#F9FAFB is rgb(249, 250, 251): 249 red, 250 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F9FAFB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 0, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F9FAFB?
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 #F9FAFB?
Its complement #FBFAF9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.