#F4F4F5
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(96.7% 0.001 286.4), rgb(244, 244, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.10:1).
About this color
#F4F4F5 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.001. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.003 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.10:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.001) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.10:1 |
| White text | 1.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F4F4F5 |
| RGB | rgb(244, 244, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 5%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.7% 0.001 286.4) |
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 #F4F4F5 | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F4F4F5 | 19.10:1 | AAA | Lc 99.5 | Preferred for body text |
| #F4F4F5 text on white | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F4F4F5 text on black | 19.10:1 | AAA | Lc -100.7 | 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)
#F4F4F5
oklch(96.7% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAEA
oklch(93.7% 0 0)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9DA
oklch(88.6% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0C0C1
oklch(80.8% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 400
400
#A0A0A2
oklch(70.6% 0.003 286.3)
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Step 500
500
#89898B
oklch(63.1% 0.003 286.3)
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Step 600
600
#737375
oklch(55.6% 0.003 286.3)
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Step 700
700
#606063
oklch(49% 0.005 286.2)
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Step 800
800
#4F4F50
oklch(42.8% 0.002 286.3)
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Step 900
900
#414143
oklch(37.6% 0.003 286.2)
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Step 950
950
#262627
oklch(26.9% 0.002 286.3)
#F4F4F5 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) | #F4F4F5 | 0.000 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F4F4F5 | 0.000 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F4F4F4 | 0.001 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F4F4F4 | 0.001 |
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 #F4F4F5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.003
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.011
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.014
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.014
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.015
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.016
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.017
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.017
Use #F4F4F5 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.