What color is #FCFCF2?

#FCFCF2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFCF2?

The RGB value is 252, 252, 242: 252 red, 252 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFCF2?

The complementary color is #F2F2FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFCF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.35:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFCF2 color

#FCFCF2 rgb(252, 252, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFCF2 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 98.8% green and 94.9% blue (252, 252, 242).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 63% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Milk (#FDFFF5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.35:1).

#FCFCF2 color codes

HEX	`#FCFCF2`
RGB	`rgb(252, 252, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 98.8%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 63%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.72, -1.72, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.72, 5.08, 109.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.98, 96.727, 97.864)`
Decimal	`16579826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFCF2, 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 #FCFCF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFCF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.35:1	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 #FCFCF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfcf2; }
.text { color: #fcfcf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfcf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 252 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfcf2, #f7fcf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCFCF2?: #FCFCF2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFCF2?: The RGB value is 252, 252, 242: 252 red, 252 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFCF2?: The complementary color is #F2F2FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFCF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.35:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.