Information about #FAFAF9 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FAFAF9 is a softly muted whisper-light neutral that is nearly as bright as white. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Luxury White (#FAFAFA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Guyabano (#F8F8F8) and Pastel White (#FAF8F6).
In RGB terms — rgb(250, 250, 249) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FAFAF9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 20.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.0:1. No one has named #FAFAF9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#FAFAF9 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#FAFAF9 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FAFAF9 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FAFAF9 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FAFAF9 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FAFAF9 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FAFAF9 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #FAFAF9
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#FAFAFA
#F8F8F8
#FAF8F6
#FBFCF6
#FBFAF5
#FAF9F5
#FEFDFA
#FFFAFA
#FAF9FE
#F7F9F5
#F6F7F7
#FCFFF9
#FAFAF9 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FAFAF9
- RGB250, 250, 249
- CMYK0, 0, 0, 2
- CSSrgb(250, 250, 249)
- HSL60°, 9%, 98%
- HSL Precise60°, 9.091%, 97.843%
- HSV60°, 0%, 98%
- HSB60°, 0%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.976
- GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.980, 0.976)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.980, 0.976, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.980, 0.976)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98%
- Percentage of Green in RGB98%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB97.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLuminous
- HEX IDFAFAF9
- DECIMAL ID16448249
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
