Alabaster is a light pastel shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Red, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Alabaster is a pastel color. Alabaster is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Alabaster is #FAFAFA.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Alabaster has 98%% Red, 98% Green, and 98% Blue.
Alabaster has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 98% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Alabaster has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 98% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Alabaster has 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 2% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FAFAFA |
|
RGB |
(250, 250, 250) |
(98%, 98%, 98%) |
HSV |
(0°, 0, 98) |
(0%, 0%, 98%) |
HSL |
(0°, 0, 98) |
(0%, 0%, 98%) |
CMYK |
(0, 0, 0, 2) |
(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%) |
The natural luminance of Alabaster is 96%, which is high.
Alabaster has a higher contrast with black than white.
Alabaster and black have a 20.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Alabaster and white have a 1.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
96% |
AAA (20.1) |
insufficient (1.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Alabaster paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Black, 98% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
2%
White
98%
To mix Alabaster paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Black, 98% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
2%
White
98%
Colors similar to Alabaster are: White, Rose White, White Smoke, Vista White, and Very Light Pink. White is lighter than Alabaster. Rose White is more orange and brighter than Alabaster. White Smoke is darker than Alabaster. Vista White is more orange than Alabaster. Very Light Pink is more orange and brighter and darker than Alabaster.