What color is #FDF9FC?

#FDF9FC is a white, closest to the named color Snowman. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF9FC?

The RGB value is 253, 249, 252: 253 red, 249 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF9FC?

The complementary color is #F9FDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF9FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF9FC color

#FDF9FC rgb(253, 249, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDF9FC is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 97.6% green and 98.8% blue (253, 249, 252).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 50% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Snowman (#FEFAFB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.13:1).

#FDF9FC color codes

HEX	`#FDF9FC`
RGB	`rgb(253, 249, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 97.6%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 50%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 2%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.3, 1.85, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.3, 2.08, 332.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.952, 95.662, 105.697)`
Decimal	`16644604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF9FC, 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 #FDF9FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF9FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.13:1	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 #FDF9FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf9fc; }
.text { color: #fdf9fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf9fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 249 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf9fc, #fdf9fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FDF9FC?: #FDF9FC is a white, closest to the named color Snowman. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF9FC?: The RGB value is 253, 249, 252: 253 red, 249 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF9FC?: The complementary color is #F9FDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF9FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.