#FAFAFF
White · very light neutral
About #FAFAFF
#FAFAFF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to White (ΔE 3.0); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFFFFA — a white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FAFAFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 20.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FAFAFF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #FAFAFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FAFAFF?
#FAFAFF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #FAFAFF?
Use black text. Black on #FAFAFF has a contrast ratio of 20.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FAFAFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFFFFA, and analogous partners are #FAFDFF and #FDFAFF.