#F4F6F2

Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.1% 0.006 128.5), rgb(244, 246, 242).

Black text reads best on this color (19.31:1).

About this color

#F4F6F2 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.006. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.006 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.31:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (97%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.006)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	White Smoke (#F5F5F5)
Black text	19.31:1
White text	1.08:1

Values

HEX	#F4F6F2
RGB	rgb(244, 246, 242)
HSL	hsl(90, 18%, 96%)
OKLCH	oklch(97.1% 0.006 128.5)

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 #F4F6F2	1.08:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
Black text on #F4F6F2	19.31:1	AAA	Lc 100.2	Preferred for body text
#F4F6F2 text on white	1.08:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#F4F6F2 text on black	19.31:1	AAA	Lc -101.5	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.

Step 50
50 (this color)

#F4F6F2

oklch(97.1% 0.006 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E9EAE9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
Step 200
200

#D8DAD7

oklch(88.6% 0.005 134.9)
Step 300
300

#BFC1BD

oklch(80.8% 0.006 128.5)
Step 400
400

#9EA29A

oklch(70.7% 0.012 128.7)
Step 500
500

#878B82

oklch(63.1% 0.014 126.5)
Step 600
600

#70756B

oklch(55.5% 0.016 128.8)
Step 700
700

#5E6259

oklch(49% 0.015 126.6)
Step 800
800

#4D5049

oklch(42.6% 0.012 125.9)
Step 900
900

#40433D

oklch(37.8% 0.011 128.8)
Step 950
950

#252724

oklch(27% 0.006 134.9)

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#F4F6F2 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)	#F7F5F2	0.004
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#F6F5F2	0.003
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F4F6F5	0.004
Achromatopsia (no color)	#F5F5F5	0.006

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 #F4F6F2, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #F4F6F2 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.

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