#F3F7F3
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.2% 0.007 145.5), rgb(243, 247, 243).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.40:1).
About this color
#F3F7F3 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.007. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.007 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.40:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.007) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.40:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F3F7F3 |
| RGB | rgb(243, 247, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 20%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.007 145.5) |
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 #F3F7F3 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F3F7F3 | 19.40:1 | AAA | Lc 100.6 | Preferred for body text |
| #F3F7F3 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F3F7F3 text on black | 19.40:1 | AAA | Lc -101.9 | 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)
#F3F7F3
oklch(97.2% 0.007 145.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD7
oklch(88.5% 0.005 145.5)
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Step 300
300
#BDC2BD
oklch(80.9% 0.009 145.5)
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Step 400
400
#9BA39B
oklch(70.7% 0.015 145.4)
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Step 500
500
#838C83
oklch(63% 0.017 145.4)
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Step 600
600
#6C766D
oklch(55.5% 0.018 148.2)
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Step 700
700
#5B645B
oklch(49.3% 0.018 145.3)
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Step 800
800
#4A514A
oklch(42.6% 0.014 145.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E433E
oklch(37.6% 0.011 145.4)
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Step 950
950
#242724
oklch(26.9% 0.007 145.4)
#F3F7F3 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) | #F7F6F3 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F6F6F3 | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F3F7F6 | 0.004 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F6F6F6 | 0.007 |
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 #F3F7F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.007
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.012
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.016
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.016
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.016
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.017
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.018
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.019
Use #F3F7F3 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.