Colour

#FCF9FA

#FCF9FA
Red
Light
Nearest: Snow

#FCF9FA is a red with RGB values 252, 249, 250 and HSL 340°, 33%, 98%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Snow.

Colour values

#FCF9FA#FCF9FA

HEX#FCF9FA

RGBrgb(252, 249, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9765, 0.9804

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.6%, 98%

HSLhsl(340, 33.3%, 98.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 1.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.2%, 0.8%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,579,066

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF9FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.95349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness250 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.07:1

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

Contrast with black20.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FAFAFA

Inverted#030605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9F9FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAFAFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FDF9F9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 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 text20.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Snow · ΔE 1 White smoke · ΔE 2 White · ΔE 2.2 Ghost white · ΔE 3.2 Sea shell · ΔE 4.9 Alice blue · ΔE 4.9

Nearest named CSS colourSnow (#FFFAFA)ΔE 0.99, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9FCFB

Analogous#FCF9FC, #FCFAF9

Triadic#FAFCF9, #F9FAFC

Split complementary#F9FCFA, #F9FCFC

Tetradic#FCFCF9, #F9FCFB, #FAF9FC

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%#EBD7DE

Darker −20%#DAB5C1

Darker −30%#C993A5

Darker −40%#B87189

More saturated +25%#FDF8FA

Less saturated −25%#FBFAFA

Channel breakdown

R252

G249

B250

Red252 (98.8%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness98.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F9 · B FA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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