#F6F5FA
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.2% 0.007 295.5), rgb(246, 245, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.35:1).
About this color
#F6F5FA 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 19.35:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.007) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.35:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F6F5FA |
| RGB | rgb(246, 245, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 33%, 97%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.007 295.5) |
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 #F6F5FA | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F6F5FA | 19.35:1 | AAA | Lc 100.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #F6F5FA text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F6F5FA text on black | 19.35:1 | 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)
#F6F5FA
oklch(97.2% 0.007 295.5)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EB
oklch(93.5% 0.003 308.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D8DC
oklch(88.4% 0.006 297.7)
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Step 300
300
#C1BFC6
oklch(80.8% 0.01 299.2)
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Step 400
400
#A19FA8
oklch(70.7% 0.013 296.2)
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Step 500
500
#8A8793
oklch(63% 0.018 297.3)
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Step 600
600
#74717E
oklch(55.6% 0.02 296.3)
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Step 700
700
#615F6A
oklch(49.1% 0.018 294.1)
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Step 800
800
#4F4D56
oklch(42.5% 0.015 295.9)
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Step 900
900
#424047
oklch(37.6% 0.012 298.9)
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Step 950
950
#27262A
oklch(27.1% 0.007 297.3)
#F6F5FA 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) | #F4F6FA | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F4F6FA | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F5F6F7 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F6F6F6 | 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 #F6F5FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.007
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.009
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.010
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.011
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.015
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.016
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.016
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.018
Use #F6F5FA 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.