#F6F4FA
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.008 301.4), rgb(246, 244, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.23:1).
About this color
#F6F4FA is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.008. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.23:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.008) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.23:1 |
| White text | 1.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F6F4FA |
| RGB | rgb(246, 244, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 37%, 97%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.008 301.4) |
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 #F6F4FA | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F6F4FA | 19.23:1 | AAA | Lc 100.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #F6F4FA text on white | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F6F4FA 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)
#F6F4FA
oklch(97% 0.008 301.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EB
oklch(93.5% 0.003 308.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8DC
oklch(88.5% 0.006 308.4)
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Step 300
300
#C2BFC6
oklch(80.9% 0.01 305.4)
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Step 400
400
#A29EAA
oklch(70.6% 0.018 301.1)
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Step 500
500
#8B8795
oklch(63.1% 0.021 298.8)
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Step 600
600
#75707F
oklch(55.5% 0.024 300.8)
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Step 700
700
#635E6B
oklch(49.1% 0.021 303.1)
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Step 800
800
#514D58
oklch(42.8% 0.019 302.1)
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Step 900
900
#434048
oklch(37.7% 0.014 302.7)
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Step 950
950
#27252A
oklch(26.9% 0.01 303.8)
#F6F4FA 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) | #F3F5FA | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F3F5FA | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F5F5F6 | 0.007 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.008 |
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 #F6F4FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.008
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.011
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.012
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.013
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.014
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.015
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.015
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.020
Use #F6F4FA 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.