snow — #FFFAFA
#FFFAFA
rgb(255, 250, 250) · hsl(0, 100%, 99%) · CSS keyword snow
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| snow on white | 1.03:1 | — | — |
| snow on black | 20.31:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, snow takes black text: 20.31:1 against 1.03:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: snow;
color: #fffafa;
color: rgb(255 250 250);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to snow
- floralwhite — #FFFAF0
- white — #FFFFFF
- ghostwhite — #F8F8FF
- ivory — #FFFFF0
- seashell — #FFF5EE
- mintcream — #F5FFFA
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for snow?
The hex code for snow is #FFFAFA — RGB 255, 250, 250.
Can I use snow for text?
Not on a white background. snow reaches only 1.03:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on snow be black or white?
Black — 20.31:1 against 1.03:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- springgreen — #00FF7F
- steelblue — #4682B4
- tan — #D2B48C
- teal — #008080
- thistle — #D8BFD8
- tomato — #FF6347
- turquoise — #40E0D0
- violet — #EE82EE
- wheat — #F5DEB3
- white — #FFFFFF
- whitesmoke — #F5F5F5
- yellow — #FFFF00
#FFFAFA in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference