#F5F6F4
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5), rgb(245, 246, 244).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.37:1).
About this color
#F5F6F4 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 19.37:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.003) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.37:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5F6F4 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 246, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 10%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5) |
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 #F5F6F4 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F5F6F4 | 19.37:1 | AAA | Lc 100.5 | Preferred for body text |
| #F5F6F4 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F5F6F4 text on black | 19.37:1 | 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)
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9D8
oklch(88.5% 0.001 106.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0C1BE
oklch(80.9% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 400
400
#9FA19D
oklch(70.6% 0.006 128.6)
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Step 500
500
#888A86
oklch(63.1% 0.006 128.6)
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Step 600
600
#72746F
oklch(55.6% 0.008 124.6)
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Step 700
700
#5F625D
oklch(49.2% 0.009 132.5)
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Step 800
800
#4E504C
oklch(42.8% 0.007 128.6)
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Step 900
900
#41423F
oklch(37.7% 0.005 121.7)
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Step 950
950
#262725
oklch(27.1% 0.004 128.6)
#F5F6F4 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) | #F6F6F4 | 0.001 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F6F6F4 | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F5F6F5 | 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 #F5F6F4, 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 0.011
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.013
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.014
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.015
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.015
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.015
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.018
Use #F5F6F4 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.