What color is #FCF9F3?

#FCF9F3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF9F3?

The RGB value is 252, 249, 243: 252 red, 249 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF9F3?

The complementary color is #F3F6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF9F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF9F3 color

#FCF9F3 rgb(252, 249, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF9F3 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 97.6% green and 95.3% blue (252, 249, 243).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 60% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Bone White (#F9F6EE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.98:1).

#FCF9F3 color codes

HEX	`#FCF9F3`
RGB	`rgb(252, 249, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 97.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 60%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98, -0.04, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98, 3.22, 90.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.196, 94.918, 98.346)`
Decimal	`16579059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF9F3, 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 #FCF9F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF9F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.98:1	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 #FCF9F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf9f3; }
.text { color: #fcf9f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf9f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 249 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf9f3, #fbfcf3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCF9F3?: #FCF9F3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF9F3?: The RGB value is 252, 249, 243: 252 red, 249 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF9F3?: The complementary color is #F3F6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF9F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.