What color is #FCFC44?

#FCFC44 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Peppy Pineapple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFC44?

The RGB value is 252, 252, 68: 252 red, 252 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFC44?

The complementary color is #4444FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFC44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFC44 color

#FCFC44 rgb(252, 252, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FCFC44 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 98.8% green and 26.7% blue (252, 252, 68).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 97% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Peppy Pineapple (#FFFF44), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#FCFC44 color codes

HEX	`#FCFC44`
RGB	`rgb(252, 252, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 98.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 97%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 73%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 73%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.3, -19.97, 81.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.3, 84.3, 103.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.001, 90.736, 18.978)`
Decimal	`16579652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFC44, 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 #FCFC44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFC44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	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 #FCFC44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfc44; }
.text { color: #fcfc44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfc44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 252 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfc44, #a0fc44); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCFC44?: #FCFC44 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Peppy Pineapple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFC44?: The RGB value is 252, 252, 68: 252 red, 252 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFC44?: The complementary color is #4444FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFC44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.