What color is #FDF8FD?

#FDF8FD is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF8FD?

The RGB value is 253, 248, 253: 253 red, 248 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF8FD?

The complementary color is #F8FDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF8FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.02:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF8FD color

#FDF8FD rgb(253, 248, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDF8FD is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 97.3% green and 99.2% blue (253, 248, 253).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 56% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.02:1).

#FDF8FD color codes

HEX	`#FDF8FD`
RGB	`rgb(253, 248, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 97.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 56%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.08, 2.53, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.08, 3.11, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.802, 95.11, 106.431)`
Decimal	`16644349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF8FD, 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 #FDF8FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF8FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.02:1	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 #FDF8FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf8fd; }
.text { color: #fdf8fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf8fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 248 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf8fd, #fdf8fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FDF8FD?: #FDF8FD is a white, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF8FD?: The RGB value is 253, 248, 253: 253 red, 248 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF8FD?: The complementary color is #F8FDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF8FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.02:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.