What color is #FCF4F9?

#FCF4F9 is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF4F9?

The RGB value is 252, 244, 249: 252 red, 244 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF4F9?

The complementary color is #F4FCF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF4F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF4F9 color

#FCF4F9 rgb(252, 244, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF4F9 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 95.7% green and 97.6% blue (252, 244, 249).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 57% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#FCF4F9 color codes

HEX	`#FCF4F9`
RGB	`rgb(252, 244, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 95.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 57%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.92, 3.53, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.92, 3.82, 337.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.592, 92.237, 102.688)`
Decimal	`16577785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF4F9, 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 #FCF4F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF4F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	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 #FCF4F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf4f9; }
.text { color: #fcf4f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf4f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 244 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf4f9, #fcf4f5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCF4F9?: #FCF4F9 is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF4F9?: The RGB value is 252, 244, 249: 252 red, 244 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF4F9?: The complementary color is #F4FCF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF4F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.