#F4F6F6
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1), rgb(244, 246, 246).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.35:1).
About this color
#F4F6F6 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.002. 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 19.35:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.002) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.35:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F4F6F6 |
| RGB | rgb(244, 246, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 10%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1) |
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 #F4F6F6 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F4F6F6 | 19.35:1 | AAA | Lc 100.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #F4F6F6 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F4F6F6 text on black | 19.35:1 | AAA | Lc -101.7 | 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)
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.001 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D8D9D9
oklch(88.5% 0.001 197.1)
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Step 300
300
#BFC1C1
oklch(80.9% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 400
400
#9EA1A1
oklch(70.7% 0.003 197.1)
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Step 500
500
#868A8A
oklch(63% 0.005 197)
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Step 600
600
#6F7474
oklch(55.5% 0.006 197)
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Step 700
700
#5D6262
oklch(49.2% 0.006 197)
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Step 800
800
#4C5050
oklch(42.8% 0.005 197)
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Step 900
900
#3F4242
oklch(37.6% 0.004 197)
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Step 950
950
#252727
oklch(27.1% 0.003 197)
#F4F6F6 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) | #F6F6F6 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F5F6 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F3F6F6 | 0.001 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F6F6F6 | 0.003 |
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 #F4F6F6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.003
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.010
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.012
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.013
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.014
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.015
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.017
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.019
Use #F4F6F6 in your product
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