Snow — #FFFAFA
#FFFAFA is a very light, vivid red. It is the CSS named color snow.
Color values
| HEX | #FFFAFA |
| RGB | rgb(255, 250, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 100%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16775930 |
| CSS | color: #FFFAFA; |
| Android | 0xFFFFFAFA |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.980, blue: 0.980, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FFFAFA | 1.03:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FFFAFA | 20.31:1 — 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 #FFFAFA
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FFFAFA and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FFFAFA
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FFFAFA in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FFFAFA; background-color: #FFFAFA; }
.element { color: rgb(255 250 250); }
.element { color: hsl(0 100% 99%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#FFFAFA] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FFFAFA;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFFAFA?
#FFFAFA is a very light, vivid red, which CSS calls snow. Its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness.
What is #FFFAFA in RGB?
#FFFAFA converts to rgb(255, 250, 250) — 255 red, 250 green and 250 blue.
What is #FFFAFA in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 0%). 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 #FFFAFA be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (20.31:1 versus 1.03:1).
What is the complementary color of #FFFAFA?
#FAFFFF — the hue directly opposite #FFFAFA on the color wheel.