#F2F5F3
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(96.7% 0.004 157.2), rgb(242, 245, 243).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.13:1).
About this color
#F2F5F3 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.004. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.005 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.13:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.004) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.13:1 |
| White text | 1.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F2F5F3 |
| RGB | rgb(242, 245, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 13%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.7% 0.004 157.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F2F5F3 | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F2F5F3 | 19.13:1 | AAA | Lc 99.6 | Preferred for body text |
| #F2F5F3 text on white | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F2F5F3 text on black | 19.13:1 | AAA | Lc -100.8 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#F2F5F3
oklch(96.7% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD8
oklch(88.5% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEC2BF
oklch(81% 0.006 153.7)
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Step 400
400
#9CA29E
oklch(70.6% 0.009 157)
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Step 500
500
#848B87
oklch(63% 0.01 161.2)
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Step 600
600
#6E7571
oklch(55.5% 0.01 161.1)
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Step 700
700
#5C635E
oklch(49.2% 0.012 154.8)
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Step 800
800
#4B514D
oklch(42.8% 0.01 156.8)
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Step 900
900
#3F4340
oklch(37.8% 0.007 153.5)
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Step 950
950
#252725
oklch(27% 0.005 145.4)
#F2F5F3 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F5F4F3 | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F4F4F3 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F2F5F4 | 0.001 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F4F4F4 | 0.004 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #F2F5F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.005
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.011
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.015
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.015
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.017
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.018
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.018
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.019
Use #F2F5F3 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.