What color is #FCFFF9?

#FCFFF9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green known as Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFFF9?

The RGB value is 252, 255, 249: 252 red, 255 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFFF9?

The complementary color is #FCF9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.81:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFFF9 color

#FCFFF9 rgb(252, 255, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFFF9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 100% green and 97.6% blue (252, 255, 249).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Ceramic.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.81:1).

#FCFFF9 color codes

HEX	`#FCFFF9`
RGB	`rgb(252, 255, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 100%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.63, -2.03, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.63, 3.23, 128.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(93.001, 99.055, 103.824)`
Decimal	`16580601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFFF9, 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 #FCFFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.81:1	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 #FCFFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfff9; }
.text { color: #fcfff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 255 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfff9, #f9fff9); }

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Questions

What color is #FCFFF9?: #FCFFF9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green known as Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFFF9?: The RGB value is 252, 255, 249: 252 red, 255 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFFF9?: The complementary color is #FCF9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.81:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.