What color is #FDF3EC?

#FDF3EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF3EC?

The RGB value is 253, 243, 236: 253 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF3EC?

The complementary color is #ECF6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF3EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF3EC color

#FDF3EC rgb(253, 243, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDF3EC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 95.3% green and 92.5% blue (253, 243, 236).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 81% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Seashell (#FFF5EE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#FDF3EC color codes

HEX	`#FDF3EC`
RGB	`rgb(253, 243, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 95.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 81%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.43, 2.17, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.43, 5.05, 64.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.697, 91.041, 92.293)`
Decimal	`16643052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF3EC, 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 #FDF3EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF3EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #FDF3EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf3ec; }
.text { color: #fdf3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf3ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 243 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf3ec, #fdfbec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FDF3EC?: #FDF3EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF3EC?: The RGB value is 253, 243, 236: 253 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF3EC?: The complementary color is #ECF6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF3EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.