What color is #FCEEED?

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

What is the RGB value of #FCEEED?

The RGB value is 252, 238, 237: 252 red, 238 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCEEED?

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

Is black or white text better on #FCEEED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCEEED color

#FCEEED rgb(252, 238, 237)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 93.3% green and 92.9% blue (252, 238, 237).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 71% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Voracious White (#FEEEED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#FCEEED color codes

HEX	`#FCEEED`
RGB	`rgb(252, 238, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 93.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 71%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.14, 4.54, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.14, 5.04, 25.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.004, 87.96, 92.552)`
Decimal	`16576237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCEEED, 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 #FCEEED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCEEED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #FCEEED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fceeed; }
.text { color: #fceeed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fceeed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 238 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fceeed, #fcf6ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FCEEED?: #FCEEED is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCEEED?: The RGB value is 252, 238, 237: 252 red, 238 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCEEED?: The complementary color is #EDFBFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCEEED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.