Colour

#FCF8F8

#FCF8F8
Red
Light
Nearest: Snow

#FCF8F8 is a red with RGB values 252, 248, 248 and HSL 0°, 40%, 98%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Snow.

Colour values

#FCF8F8#FCF8F8

HEX#FCF8F8

RGBrgb(252, 248, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9725, 0.9725

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.3%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(0, 40%, 98%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 1.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,808

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF8F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness249.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.92:1

Contrast with white1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F9F9F9

Inverted#030707

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9F8F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9F9F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FDF8F8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Snow · ΔE 0.8 White smoke · ΔE 1.9 White · ΔE 2.5 Ghost white · ΔE 3.8 Sea shell · ΔE 4.2 Lavender blush · ΔE 5

Nearest named CSS colourSnow (#FFFAFA)ΔE 0.84, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F8FCFC

Analogous#FCF8FA, #FCFAF8

Triadic#F8FCF8, #F8F8FC

Split complementary#F8FCFA, #F8FAFC

Tetradic#FAFCF8, #F8FCFC, #FAF8FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#EDD4D4

Darker −20%#DDB1B1

Darker −30%#CE8D8D

Darker −40%#BF6969

More saturated +25%#FDF7F7

Less saturated −25%#FBF9F9

Channel breakdown

R252

G248

B248

Red252 (98.8%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness98.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F8 · B F8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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