#F9F4F8
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.2% 0.007 332.1), rgb(249, 244, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.32:1).
About this color
#F9F4F8 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 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.32:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.007) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.32:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F9F4F8 |
| RGB | rgb(249, 244, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(312, 29%, 97%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.007 332.1) |
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 #F9F4F8 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F9F4F8 | 19.32:1 | AAA | Lc 100.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #F9F4F8 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F9F4F8 text on black | 19.32:1 | AAA | Lc -101.5 | 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)
#F9F4F8
oklch(97.2% 0.007 332.1)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9EB
oklch(93.6% 0.003 325.6)
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Step 200
200
#DBD8DB
oklch(88.5% 0.005 325.6)
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Step 300
300
#C4BEC3
oklch(80.8% 0.01 331)
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Step 400
400
#A79DA5
oklch(70.7% 0.016 332.3)
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Step 500
500
#91858F
oklch(63.1% 0.02 331.3)
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Step 600
600
#7B6F79
oklch(55.6% 0.021 331.3)
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Step 700
700
#685D66
oklch(49.2% 0.02 331.9)
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Step 800
800
#554C53
oklch(42.8% 0.016 333.4)
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Step 900
900
#463F45
oklch(37.7% 0.014 330.5)
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Step 950
950
#292528
oklch(27% 0.008 334.4)
#F9F4F8 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) | #F4F5F8 | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F6F8 | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FAF4F5 | 0.004 |
| 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 #F9F4F8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.008
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.011
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.011
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.012
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.012
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.015
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.016
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.018
Use #F9F4F8 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.