What color is #FEF3EC?

#FEF3EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF3EC?

The RGB value is 254, 243, 236: 254 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF3EC?

The complementary color is #ECF7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF3EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF3EC color

#FEF3EC rgb(254, 243, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF3EC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 95.3% green and 92.5% blue (254, 243, 236).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Seashell (#FFF5EE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#FEF3EC color codes

HEX	`#FEF3EC`
RGB	`rgb(254, 243, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 95.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.5, 2.51, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.5, 5.31, 61.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.062, 91.229, 92.31)`
Decimal	`16708588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF3EC, 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 #FEF3EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF3EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	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 #FEF3EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef3ec; }
.text { color: #fef3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef3ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 243 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef3ec, #fefcec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FEF3EC?: #FEF3EC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF3EC?: The RGB value is 254, 243, 236: 254 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF3EC?: The complementary color is #ECF7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF3EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.