What color is #FCDEF5?

#FCDEF5 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCDEF5?

The RGB value is 252, 222, 245: 252 red, 222 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCDEF5?

The complementary color is #DEFCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCDEF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCDEF5 color

#FCDEF5 rgb(252, 222, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FCDEF5 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.1% green and 96.1% blue (252, 222, 245).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 83% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#FCDEF5 color codes

HEX	`#FCDEF5`
RGB	`rgb(252, 222, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 87.1%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 83%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.47, 14.17, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.47, 15.98, 332.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.746, 79.532, 97.361)`
Decimal	`16572149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCDEF5, 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 #FCDEF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCDEF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #FCDEF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcdef5; }
.text { color: #fcdef5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcdef5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 222 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcdef5, #fcdee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FCDEF5?: #FCDEF5 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCDEF5?: The RGB value is 252, 222, 245: 252 red, 222 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCDEF5?: The complementary color is #DEFCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCDEF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.