What color is #F5FCFF?

#F5FCFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FCFF?

The RGB value is 245, 252, 255: 245 red, 252 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FCFF?

The complementary color is #FFF8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FCFF color

#F5FCFF rgb(245, 252, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FCFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 98.8% green and 100% blue (245, 252, 255).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Heart of Ice (#F7FCFF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.25:1).

#F5FCFF color codes

HEX	`#F5FCFF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 252, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 98.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.53, -1.76, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.53, 2.84, 231.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.513, 96.253, 108.398)`
Decimal	`16121087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FCFF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F5FCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F5FCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fcff; }
.text { color: #f5fcff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fcff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 252 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fcff, #f5f7ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5FCFF?: #F5FCFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FCFF?: The RGB value is 245, 252, 255: 245 red, 252 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FCFF?: The complementary color is #FFF8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.