What color is #FCFDF6?

#FCFDF6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFDF6?

The RGB value is 252, 253, 246: 252 red, 253 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFDF6?

The complementary color is #F7F6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFDF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.52:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFDF6 color

#FCFDF6 rgb(252, 253, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFDF6 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 99.2% green and 96.5% blue (252, 253, 246).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 64% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.52:1).

#FCFDF6 color codes

HEX	`#FCFDF6`
RGB	`rgb(252, 253, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 99.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 64%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.06, -1.54, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.06, 3.58, 115.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.902, 97.6, 101.168)`
Decimal	`16580086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFDF6, 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 #FCFDF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFDF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.52:1	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 #FCFDF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfdf6; }
.text { color: #fcfdf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfdf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 253 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfdf6, #f9fdf6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCFDF6?: #FCFDF6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFDF6?: The RGB value is 252, 253, 246: 252 red, 253 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFDF6?: The complementary color is #F7F6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFDF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.52:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.