What color is #FECFC3?

#FECFC3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cloud Number Nine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FECFC3?

The RGB value is 254, 207, 195: 254 red, 207 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FECFC3?

The complementary color is #C3F2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FECFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FECFC3 color

#FECFC3 rgb(254, 207, 195)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FECFC3 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 81.2% green and 76.5% blue (254, 207, 195).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 97% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Number Nine (#F9CEC6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#FECFC3 color codes

HEX	`#FECFC3`
RGB	`rgb(254, 207, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 81.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 97%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.82, 14.78, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.82, 19.17, 39.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.037, 69.639, 61.214)`
Decimal	`16699331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FECFC3, 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 #FECFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FECFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #FECFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fecfc3; }
.text { color: #fecfc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fecfc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 207 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fecfc3, #feedc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FECFC3?: #FECFC3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cloud Number Nine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FECFC3?: The RGB value is 254, 207, 195: 254 red, 207 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FECFC3?: The complementary color is #C3F2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FECFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.