#F5F5F3
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.003 106.4), rgb(245, 245, 243).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.23:1).
About this color
#F5F5F3 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 0.003 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.23:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.003) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.23:1 |
| White text | 1.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5F5F3 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 245, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 9%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.003 106.4) |
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 #F5F5F3 | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F5F5F3 | 19.23:1 | AAA | Lc 100.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #F5F5F3 text on white | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F5F5F3 text on black | 19.23:1 | AAA | Lc -101.2 | 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)
#F5F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 106.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE9
oklch(93.7% 0.001 106.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9D8
oklch(88.5% 0.001 106.4)
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Step 300
300
#C1C1BE
oklch(81% 0.004 106.5)
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Step 400
400
#A1A19D
oklch(70.8% 0.006 106.5)
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Step 500
500
#8A8A85
oklch(63.2% 0.007 106.6)
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Step 600
600
#74746F
oklch(55.7% 0.008 106.6)
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Step 700
700
#61615C
oklch(49.1% 0.008 106.7)
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Step 800
800
#4F4F4C
oklch(42.7% 0.005 106.6)
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Step 900
900
#42423F
oklch(37.8% 0.005 106.6)
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Step 950
950
#262625
oklch(26.8% 0.002 106.5)
#F5F5F3 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) | #F5F5F3 | 0.000 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F5F3 | 0.000 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F5F5F4 | 0.001 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 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 #F5F5F3, 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 0.013
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.013
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.014
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.014
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.016
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.017
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.018
Use #F5F5F3 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.