#F3F6F7
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.1% 0.003 219.5), rgb(243, 246, 247).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.33:1).
About this color
#F3F6F7 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.003. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.004 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.33:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.003) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.33:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F3F6F7 |
| RGB | rgb(243, 246, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 20%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.1% 0.003 219.5) |
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 #F3F6F7 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F3F6F7 | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc 100.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #F3F6F7 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F3F6F7 text on black | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc -101.6 | 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)
#F3F6F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 219.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.001 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DA
oklch(88.4% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 300
300
#BEC1C2
oklch(80.9% 0.004 219.5)
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Step 400
400
#9CA2A4
oklch(70.8% 0.007 219.6)
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Step 500
500
#848B8D
oklch(63.2% 0.009 216.7)
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Step 600
600
#6D7577
oklch(55.6% 0.01 214.4)
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Step 700
700
#5B6264
oklch(49.1% 0.009 216.7)
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Step 800
800
#4B5052
oklch(42.7% 0.007 223.6)
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Step 900
900
#3E4244
oklch(37.6% 0.006 229)
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Step 950
950
#242728
oklch(27% 0.005 219.6)
#F3F6F7 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) | #F5F6F7 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F5F7 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F2F6F6 | 0.002 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 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 #F3F6F7, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.004
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.010
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.011
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.013
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.013
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.016
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.018
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.020
Use #F3F6F7 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.