What color is #FCEFFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #FCEFFA?

The RGB value is 252, 239, 250: 252 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCEFFA?

The complementary color is #EFFCF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCEFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCEFFA color

#FCEFFA rgb(252, 239, 250)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 93.7% green and 98% blue (252, 239, 250).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 68% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Partial Pink (#FFEDF8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#FCEFFA color codes

HEX	`#FCEFFA`
RGB	`rgb(252, 239, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 93.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 68%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 5%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.72, 6.27, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.72, 7.29, 329.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.264, 89.331, 103.017)`
Decimal	`16576506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCEFFA, 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 #FCEFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCEFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	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 #FCEFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fceffa; }
.text { color: #fceffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fceffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 239 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fceffa, #fceff3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCEFFA?: #FCEFFA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCEFFA?: The RGB value is 252, 239, 250: 252 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCEFFA?: The complementary color is #EFFCF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCEFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.