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#FBF7ED

Off White · very light neutral

About #FBF7ED

With the hex code #FBF7ED, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 97% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Off White — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDF1FB, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red251
Green247
Blue237

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 2.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 2.9
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 3.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FBF7ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #FBF7ED.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #FBF7ED.
19.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBF7ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBF7ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAF6EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FBF8ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FEF5F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBF7ED?

With the hex code #FBF7ED, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 97% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #FBF7ED?

Use black text. Black on #FBF7ED has a contrast ratio of 19.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBF7ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDF1FB, and analogous partners are #FBF0ED and #F8FBED.