What color is #FEFCF8?

#FEFCF8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Lotion. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEFCF8?

The RGB value is 254, 252, 248: 254 red, 252 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEFCF8?

The complementary color is #F8FAFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEFCF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.49:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEFCF8 color

#FEFCF8 rgb(254, 252, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEFCF8 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 98.8% green and 97.3% blue (254, 252, 248).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 75% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.49:1).

#FEFCF8 color codes

HEX	`#FEFCF8`
RGB	`rgb(254, 252, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 98.8%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 75%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.01, -0.03, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.01, 2.14, 90.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(92.624, 97.469, 102.723)`
Decimal	`16710904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEFCF8, 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 #FEFCF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFCF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.49:1	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 #FEFCF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fefcf8; }
.text { color: #fefcf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fefcf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 252 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fefcf8, #fdfef8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FEFCF8?: #FEFCF8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Lotion. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEFCF8?: The RGB value is 254, 252, 248: 254 red, 252 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEFCF8?: The complementary color is #F8FAFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFCF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.49:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.