What color is #FCECF7?

#FCECF7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCECF7?

The RGB value is 252, 236, 247: 252 red, 236 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCECF7?

The complementary color is #ECFCF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCECF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCECF7 color

#FCECF7 rgb(252, 236, 247)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCECF7 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 92.5% green and 96.9% blue (252, 236, 247).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 73% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Partial Pink (#FFEDF8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#FCECF7 color codes

HEX	`#FCECF7`
RGB	`rgb(252, 236, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 92.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 73%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.91, 7.28, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.91, 8.02, 335.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.927, 87.403, 100.269)`
Decimal	`16575735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCECF7, 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 #FCECF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCECF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	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 #FCECF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcecf7; }
.text { color: #fcecf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcecf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 236 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcecf7, #fcecef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCECF7?: #FCECF7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCECF7?: The RGB value is 252, 236, 247: 252 red, 236 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCECF7?: The complementary color is #ECFCF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCECF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.