What color is #FCFFFA?

#FCFFFA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFFFA?

The RGB value is 252, 255, 250: 252 red, 255 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFFFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FCFFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.82:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFFFA color

#FCFFFA rgb(252, 255, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFFFA is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 100% green and 98% blue (252, 255, 250).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.82:1).

#FCFFFA color codes

HEX	`#FCFFFA`
RGB	`rgb(252, 255, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 100%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.66, -1.86, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.66, 2.76, 132.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(93.157, 99.118, 104.648)`
Decimal	`16580602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFFFA, 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 #FCFFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.82:1	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 #FCFFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfffa; }
.text { color: #fcfffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 255 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfffa, #fafffb); }

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Questions

What color is #FCFFFA?: #FCFFFA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFFFA?: The RGB value is 252, 255, 250: 252 red, 255 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFFFA?: The complementary color is #FDFAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.82:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.