What color is #FCF6F8?

#FCF6F8 is a white, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF6F8?

The RGB value is 252, 246, 248: 252 red, 246 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF6F8?

The complementary color is #F6FCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF6F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF6F8 color

#FCF6F8 rgb(252, 246, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF6F8 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 96.5% green and 97.3% blue (252, 246, 248).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 50% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Grim White (#F6F1F4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#FCF6F8 color codes

HEX	`#FCF6F8`
RGB	`rgb(252, 246, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 96.5%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 50%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 2%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.38, 2.34, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.38, 2.36, 353.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.041, 93.385, 102.07)`
Decimal	`16578296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF6F8, 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 #FCF6F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF6F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	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 #FCF6F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf6f8; }
.text { color: #fcf6f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf6f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 246 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf6f8, #fcf7f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCF6F8?: #FCF6F8 is a white, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF6F8?: The RGB value is 252, 246, 248: 252 red, 246 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF6F8?: The complementary color is #F6FCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF6F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.