What color is #FCEBEA?

#FCEBEA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCEBEA?

The RGB value is 252, 235, 234: 252 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCEBEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FCEBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCEBEA color

#FCEBEA rgb(252, 235, 234)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCEBEA is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (252, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 75% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Voracious White (#FEEEED), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#FCEBEA color codes

HEX	`#FCEBEA`
RGB	`rgb(252, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 75%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.34, 5.58, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.34, 6.13, 24.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.703, 86.054, 89.974)`
Decimal	`16575466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCEBEA, 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 #FCEBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCEBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #FCEBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcebea; }
.text { color: #fcebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcebea, #fcf4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FCEBEA?: #FCEBEA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCEBEA?: The RGB value is 252, 235, 234: 252 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCEBEA?: The complementary color is #EAFBFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCEBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.