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#FAFAF9

#fafaf9 ≈ White Smoke

  • white
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#fafaf9 is a color from the white family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 98.04% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 9.09% saturation and 97.84% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with purity, simplicity and space. Designers typically use it for backgrounds and large surfaces and minimalist layouts. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 20.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is White Smoke (#f5f5f5), ΔE 1.14.

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Relative luminance0.9553

Complementary

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #f9f9fa

Split complementary

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #f9f9fa
  3. #f9f9fa

Analogous

  1. #faf9f9
  2. #fafaf9
  3. #f9faf9

Triadic

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #f9fafa
  3. #faf9fa

Tetradic

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #f9faf9
  3. #f9f9fa
  4. #faf9fa

Square

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #f9faf9
  3. #f9f9fa
  4. #faf9f9

Monochromatic

  1. #b4b4a6
  2. #d7d7cf
  3. #fafaf9
  4. #f6f6f4
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#fafaf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #e1e1e0
  3. #c8c8c7
  4. #afafae
  5. #969695
  6. #7d7d7d
  7. #646464
  8. #4b4b4b
  9. #323232
  10. #191919
  11. #000000

Tints

#fafaf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #fbfbfa
  3. #fbfbfa
  4. #fcfcfb
  5. #fcfcfb
  6. #fdfdfc
  7. #fdfdfd
  8. #fefefd
  9. #fefefe
  10. #fffffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fafaf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fafaf9
  2. #eeeeed
  3. #e2e2e1
  4. #d5d5d5
  5. #c9c9c9
  6. #bdbdbd
  7. #b1b1b0
  8. #a5a5a4
  9. #989898
  10. #8c8c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fafafa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fafaf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fafaf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fafafa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fafaf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fafaf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fafaf9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fafaf9 {
  color: #fafaf9;
}
Background
.bg-fafaf9 {
  background-color: #fafaf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fafaf9 {
  border: 2px solid #fafaf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fafaf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 250 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 9% 98%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fafaf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fafaf9, #f9faf9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fafaf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 250 249 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 1.14 #ffffff White ΔE 1.15 #fffafa Snow ΔE 2.65 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 2.88 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.12 #fffaf0 Floral White ΔE 4.34 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.63 #050506 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

White Smoke
#fafaf9  rgb(250, 250, 249)  hsl(60, 9%, 98%)  White Smoke
#f9f9fa  rgb(249, 249, 250)  hsl(240, 9%, 98%)  White Smoke
#f9fafa  rgb(249, 250, 250)  hsl(180, 9%, 98%)  White Smoke
#faf9fa  rgb(250, 249, 250)  hsl(300, 9%, 98%)  White Smoke