What color is #FCFAF0?

#FCFAF0 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFAF0?

The RGB value is 252, 250, 240: 252 red, 250 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFAF0?

The complementary color is #F0F2FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFAF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFAF0 color

#FCFAF0 rgb(252, 250, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFAF0 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 98% green and 94.1% blue (252, 250, 240).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 67% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Bone White (#F9F6EE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.07:1).

#FCFAF0 color codes

HEX	`#FCFAF0`
RGB	`rgb(252, 250, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 98%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 67%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.18, -1.05, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.18, 5.13, 101.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.056, 95.358, 96.083)`
Decimal	`16579312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFAF0, 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 #FCFAF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFAF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.07:1	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 #FCFAF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfaf0; }
.text { color: #fcfaf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfaf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 250 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfaf0, #f8fcf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FCFAF0?: #FCFAF0 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFAF0?: The RGB value is 252, 250, 240: 252 red, 250 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFAF0?: The complementary color is #F0F2FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFAF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.