What color is #FCF8F5?

#FCF8F5 is a white, closest to the named color Eyeball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF8F5?

The RGB value is 252, 248, 245: 252 red, 248 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF8F5?

The complementary color is #F5F9FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF8F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF8F5 color

#FCF8F5 rgb(252, 248, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF8F5 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 97.3% green and 96.1% blue (252, 248, 245).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 54% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Eyeball (#FFFBF8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.88:1).

#FCF8F5 color codes

HEX	`#FCF8F5`
RGB	`rgb(252, 248, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 97.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 54%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.8, 0.81, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.8, 2.07, 67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.191, 94.423, 99.843)`
Decimal	`16578805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF8F5, 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 #FCF8F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF8F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.88:1	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 #FCF8F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf8f5; }
.text { color: #fcf8f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf8f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 248 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf8f5, #fcfcf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCF8F5?: #FCF8F5 is a white, closest to the named color Eyeball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF8F5?: The RGB value is 252, 248, 245: 252 red, 248 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF8F5?: The complementary color is #F5F9FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF8F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.