#F8F4F3
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.005 34.3), rgb(248, 244, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.22:1).
About this color
#F8F4F3 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.005. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.005 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.22:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.005) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.22:1 |
| White text | 1.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F8F4F3 |
| RGB | rgb(248, 244, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 26%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.005 34.3) |
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 #F8F4F3 | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F8F4F3 | 19.22:1 | AAA | Lc 99.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #F8F4F3 text on white | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F8F4F3 text on black | 19.22:1 | 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)
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9E9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
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Step 200
200
#DBD8D8
oklch(88.5% 0.003 17.2)
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Step 300
300
#C4BFBE
oklch(80.8% 0.006 31.1)
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Step 400
400
#A69F9D
oklch(70.8% 0.009 36.5)
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Step 500
500
#908785
oklch(63.1% 0.011 32.5)
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Step 600
600
#7B716E
oklch(55.7% 0.013 37.4)
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Step 700
700
#675E5C
oklch(49% 0.012 32.5)
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Step 800
800
#544D4B
oklch(42.6% 0.01 36.5)
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Step 900
900
#46403F
oklch(37.7% 0.008 28.9)
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Step 950
950
#292625
oklch(27.1% 0.005 39.4)
#F8F4F3 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) | #F5F4F3 | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F6F5F3 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F9F4F4 | 0.002 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.005 |
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 #F8F4F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.005
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.009
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.012
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.013
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.014
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.016
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.016
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.017
Use #F8F4F3 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.