What color is #F8FCEC?

#F8FCEC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FCEC?

The RGB value is 248, 252, 236: 248 red, 252 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FCEC?

The complementary color is #F0ECFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FCEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FCEC color

#F8FCEC rgb(248, 252, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FCEC is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98.8% green and 92.5% blue (248, 252, 236).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 73% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Amnesiac White (#F8FBEB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.13:1).

#F8FCEC color codes

HEX	`#F8FCEC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 252, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 73%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.29, -4.07, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.29, 8.27, 119.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.66, 95.633, 93.129)`
Decimal	`16317676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FCEC, 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 #F8FCEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FCEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.13:1	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 #F8FCEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fcec; }
.text { color: #f8fcec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fcec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 252 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fcec, #f0fcec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F8FCEC?: #F8FCEC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FCEC?: The RGB value is 248, 252, 236: 248 red, 252 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FCEC?: The complementary color is #F0ECFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FCEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.