What color is #FCF1ED?

#FCF1ED is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF1ED?

The RGB value is 252, 241, 237: 252 red, 241 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF1ED?

The complementary color is #EDF8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF1ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF1ED color

#FCF1ED rgb(252, 241, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF1ED is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 94.5% green and 92.9% blue (252, 241, 237).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 71% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Tower (#FBF3F1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#FCF1ED color codes

HEX	`#FCF1ED`
RGB	`rgb(252, 241, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 94.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 71%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.88, 3.01, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.88, 4.43, 47.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.884, 89.721, 92.845)`
Decimal	`16577005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF1ED, 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 #FCF1ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF1ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	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 #FCF1ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf1ed; }
.text { color: #fcf1ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf1ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 241 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf1ed, #fcf9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FCF1ED?: #FCF1ED is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF1ED?: The RGB value is 252, 241, 237: 252 red, 241 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF1ED?: The complementary color is #EDF8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF1ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.