What color is Snow?
Snow is a near-white with a faint rosy undertone, hex #FFFAFA, slightly warmer than plain white. It has just enough color to appear soft rather than stark, closer to the surface of a white rose petal than to a blank sheet of paper.
What is the meaning of the color Snow?
The name comes directly from the color of fresh snow, first recorded as a named web color by the World Wide Web Consortium in their 1987 color specification. It was included in the original X11 color set developed at MIT, which became the foundation for color naming in early web design. The slight warmth distinguishing it from pure white made it a preferred background tone in digital publishing, where flat white was considered too harsh on screen. CSS adopted the name Snow officially in 1996 as part of the standardized HTML color list.
What colors go with Snow?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FFFAFA |
color: #FFFAFA;
|
| RGB | 255, 250, 250 |
color: rgb(255, 250, 250);
|
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 98%, 98% |
color: rgb(100%, 98%, 98%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 2%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 0°, 100%, 99% |
color: hsl(0, 100%, 99%);
|
| HSV | 0°, 2%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 79, 1, 0 |
color: lab(79% 1 0);
|
| Decimal | 16775930 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.snow {
color: #FFFAFA;
}
$snow: #FFFAFA;
rgb(255, 250, 250)