What color is #FDFCF1?

#FDFCF1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDFCF1?

The RGB value is 253, 252, 241: 253 red, 252 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFCF1?

The complementary color is #F1F2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFCF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.37:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFCF1 color

#FDFCF1 rgb(253, 252, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDFCF1 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 98.8% green and 94.5% blue (253, 252, 241).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 75% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Milk (#FDFFF5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.37:1).

#FDFCF1 color codes

HEX	`#FDFCF1`
RGB	`rgb(253, 252, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 98.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 75%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.77, -1.55, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.77, 5.6, 106.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.193, 96.855, 97.093)`
Decimal	`16645361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFCF1, 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 #FDFCF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFCF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.37:1	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 #FDFCF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdfcf1; }
.text { color: #fdfcf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdfcf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 252 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdfcf1, #f8fdf1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FDFCF1?: #FDFCF1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFCF1?: The RGB value is 253, 252, 241: 253 red, 252 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFCF1?: The complementary color is #F1F2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFCF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.37:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.