What color is #FCF4EC?

#FCF4EC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatback. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF4EC?

The RGB value is 252, 244, 236: 252 red, 244 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF4EC?

The complementary color is #ECF4FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF4EC color

#FCF4EC rgb(252, 244, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF4EC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 95.7% green and 92.5% blue (252, 244, 236).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 73% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Fatback (#FFF7ED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#FCF4EC color codes

HEX	`#FCF4EC`
RGB	`rgb(252, 244, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 95.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 73%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.6, 1.32, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.6, 4.97, 74.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.634, 91.454, 92.376)`
Decimal	`16577772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF4EC, 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 #FCF4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	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 #FCF4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf4ec; }
.text { color: #fcf4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 244 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf4ec, #fcfcec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCF4EC?: #FCF4EC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatback. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF4EC?: The RGB value is 252, 244, 236: 252 red, 244 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF4EC?: The complementary color is #ECF4FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.