#FAFAF9 color
The swatch above shows #FAFAF9 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FAFAF9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the CSS named color ghostwhite (#F8F8FF).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: stone-50. That means you can write bg-stone-50 or text-stone-50 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FAFAF9 |
| RGB | rgb(250, 250, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 9%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%) |
| Decimal | 16448249 |
| CSS | color: #FAFAF9; |
| Android | 0xFFFAFAF9 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.980, blue: 0.976, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FAFAF9 | 1.04:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FAFAF9 | 20.11:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FAFAF9
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FAFAF9 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FAFAF9
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FAFAF9 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FAFAF9; background-color: #FAFAF9; }
.element { color: rgb(250 250 249); }
.element { color: hsl(60 9% 98%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-stone-50 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FAFAF9;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAFAF9?
#FAFAF9 is a very light, desaturated yellow. Its hue sits at 60° on the color wheel, with 9% saturation and 98% lightness.
What is #FAFAF9 in RGB?
#FAFAF9 converts to rgb(250, 250, 249) — 250 red, 250 green and 249 blue.
What is #FAFAF9 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FAFAF9 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (20.11:1 versus 1.04:1).
What is the complementary color of #FAFAF9?
#F9F9FA — the hue directly opposite #FAFAF9 on the color wheel.