What color is #FCFEF3?

#FCFEF3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFEF3?

The RGB value is 252, 254, 243: 252 red, 254 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFEF3?

The complementary color is #F5F3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFEF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.61:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFEF3 color

#FCFEF3 rgb(252, 254, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFEF3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 99.6% green and 95.3% blue (252, 254, 243).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 85% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Milk (#FDFFF5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.61:1).

#FCFEF3 color codes

HEX	`#FCFEF3`
RGB	`rgb(252, 254, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 99.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 85%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.24, -2.56, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.24, 5.64, 116.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.762, 98.05, 98.868)`
Decimal	`16580339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFEF3, 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 #FCFEF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFEF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.61:1	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 #FCFEF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfef3; }
.text { color: #fcfef3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfef3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 254 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfef3, #f7fef3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCFEF3?: #FCFEF3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFEF3?: The RGB value is 252, 254, 243: 252 red, 254 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFEF3?: The complementary color is #F5F3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFEF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.61:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.