#F6F5F3
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.003 84.6), rgb(246, 245, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.27:1).
About this color
#F6F5F3 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 19.27:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.003) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.27:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F6F5F3 |
| RGB | rgb(246, 245, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 14%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.003 84.6) |
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 #F6F5F3 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F6F5F3 | 19.27:1 | AAA | Lc 100.1 | Preferred for body text |
| #F6F5F3 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F6F5F3 text on black | 19.27:1 | AAA | Lc -101.3 | 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)
#F6F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE9
oklch(93.7% 0.001 106.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D7
oklch(88.6% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 300
300
#C2C0BE
oklch(80.9% 0.004 67.8)
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Step 400
400
#A2A09C
oklch(70.6% 0.006 84.6)
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Step 500
500
#8B8984
oklch(63% 0.008 88.7)
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Step 600
600
#75736E
oklch(55.6% 0.008 88.7)
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Step 700
700
#63605C
oklch(49.1% 0.007 75.4)
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Step 800
800
#504F4B
oklch(42.7% 0.007 95.2)
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Step 900
900
#43413F
oklch(37.7% 0.004 67.7)
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Step 950
950
#272625
oklch(26.9% 0.002 67.7)
#F6F5F3 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) | #F6F5F3 | 0.000 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F6F5F3 | 0.000 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F7F5F4 | 0.002 |
| 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 #F6F5F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.003
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.012
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.012
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.013
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.015
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.016
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.016
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.018
Use #F6F5F3 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.