What color is #FCFAF3?

#FCFAF3 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 #FCFAF3?

The RGB value is 252, 250, 243: 252 red, 250 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFAF3?

The complementary color is #F3F5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFAF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.11:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFAF3 color

#FCFAF3 rgb(252, 250, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFAF3 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 98% green and 95.3% blue (252, 250, 243).

Its hue angle is 47°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.11:1).

#FCFAF3 color codes

HEX	`#FCFAF3`
RGB	`rgb(252, 250, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 98%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 60%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.25, -0.54, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.25, 3.62, 98.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.506, 95.538, 98.449)`
Decimal	`16579315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFAF3, 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 #FCFAF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFAF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.11:1	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 #FCFAF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfaf3; }
.text { color: #fcfaf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfaf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 250 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfaf3, #fafcf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FCFAF3?: #FCFAF3 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 #FCFAF3?: The RGB value is 252, 250, 243: 252 red, 250 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFAF3?: The complementary color is #F3F5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFAF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.11:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.