What color is #FDFEF7?

#FDFEF7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDFEF7?

The RGB value is 253, 254, 247: 253 red, 254 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFEF7?

The complementary color is #F8F7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFEF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.7:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFEF7 color

#FDFEF7 rgb(253, 254, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDFEF7 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 99.6% green and 96.9% blue (253, 254, 247).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 78% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.7:1).

#FDFEF7 color codes

HEX	`#FDFEF7`
RGB	`rgb(253, 254, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 99.6%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 78%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 3%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.41, -1.54, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.41, 3.57, 115.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(92.736, 98.482, 102.101)`
Decimal	`16645879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFEF7, 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 #FDFEF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFEF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.7:1	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 #FDFEF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdfef7; }
.text { color: #fdfef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdfef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 254 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdfef7, #fafef7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FDFEF7?: #FDFEF7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFEF7?: The RGB value is 253, 254, 247: 253 red, 254 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFEF7?: The complementary color is #F8F7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFEF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.7:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.