What color is #FCF5FC?

#FCF5FC is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF5FC?

The RGB value is 252, 245, 252: 252 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF5FC?

The complementary color is #F5FCF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF5FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF5FC color

#FCF5FC rgb(252, 245, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF5FC is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 96.1% green and 98.8% blue (252, 245, 252).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 54% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#FCF5FC color codes

HEX	`#FCF5FC`
RGB	`rgb(252, 245, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 96.1%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 54%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.24, 3.55, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.24, 4.36, 324.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.365, 93.029, 105.272)`
Decimal	`16578044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF5FC, 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 #FCF5FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF5FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	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 #FCF5FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf5fc; }
.text { color: #fcf5fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf5fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 245 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf5fc, #fcf5f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCF5FC?: #FCF5FC is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF5FC?: The RGB value is 252, 245, 252: 252 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF5FC?: The complementary color is #F5FCF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF5FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.