What color is #FCF3F4?

#FCF3F4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF3F4?

The RGB value is 252, 243, 244: 252 red, 243 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF3F4?

The complementary color is #F3FCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF3F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF3F4 color

#FCF3F4 rgb(252, 243, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF3F4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 95.3% green and 95.7% blue (252, 243, 244).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 60% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#FCF3F4 color codes

HEX	`#FCF3F4`
RGB	`rgb(252, 243, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 95.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 60%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.55, 3.18, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.55, 3.23, 10.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.522, 91.329, 98.535)`
Decimal	`16577524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF3F4, 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 #FCF3F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF3F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	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 #FCF3F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf3f4; }
.text { color: #fcf3f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf3f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 243 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf3f4, #fcf6f3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCF3F4?: #FCF3F4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF3F4?: The RGB value is 252, 243, 244: 252 red, 243 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF3F4?: The complementary color is #F3FCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF3F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.