#F5F6F1
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.1% 0.007 115.7), rgb(245, 246, 241).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.33:1).
About this color
#F5F6F1 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 19.33:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.007) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.33:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5F6F1 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 246, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 22%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.1% 0.007 115.7) |
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 #F5F6F1 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F5F6F1 | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc 100.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #F5F6F1 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F5F6F1 text on black | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc -101.6 | 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)
#F5F6F1
oklch(97.1% 0.007 115.7)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9D6
oklch(88.4% 0.004 106.5)
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Step 300
300
#C0C1BB
oklch(80.8% 0.008 114.3)
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Step 400
400
#A0A298
oklch(70.8% 0.014 116)
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Step 500
500
#898B7F
oklch(63.2% 0.018 114.6)
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Step 600
600
#727568
oklch(55.6% 0.02 117.6)
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Step 700
700
#606257
oklch(49.1% 0.017 115.4)
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Step 800
800
#4E5047
oklch(42.7% 0.015 117.2)
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Step 900
900
#41423C
oklch(37.6% 0.01 114.6)
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Step 950
950
#262723
oklch(27% 0.007 118.3)
#F5F6F1 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) | #F7F5F1 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F7F5F1 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F6F5F4 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 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 #F5F6F1, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.007
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.013
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.013
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.014
- Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 0.016
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.017
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.017
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.018
Use #F5F6F1 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.