What color is #FCF0E7?

#FCF0E7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF0E7?

The RGB value is 252, 240, 231: 252 red, 240 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF0E7?

The complementary color is #E7F3FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF0E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF0E7 color

#FCF0E7 rgb(252, 240, 231)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCF0E7 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 94.1% green and 90.6% blue (252, 240, 231).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 78% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Alpaca (#F9EDE2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.76:1).

#FCF0E7 color codes

HEX	`#FCF0E7`
RGB	`rgb(252, 240, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 94.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 78%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.49, 2.53, 5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.49, 6.31, 66.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.727, 88.786, 88.207)`
Decimal	`16576743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF0E7, 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 #FCF0E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF0E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	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 #FCF0E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf0e7; }
.text { color: #fcf0e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf0e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 240 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf0e7, #fcfae7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FCF0E7?: #FCF0E7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF0E7?: The RGB value is 252, 240, 231: 252 red, 240 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF0E7?: The complementary color is #E7F3FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF0E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.