#F3F4F6 color
The swatch above shows #F3F4F6 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#F3F4F6 is a very light, muted blue, closest to the CSS named color whitesmoke (#F5F5F5).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: gray-100. That means you can write bg-gray-100 or text-gray-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #F3F4F6 |
| RGB | rgb(243, 244, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 14%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 15987958 |
| CSS | color: #F3F4F6; |
| Android | 0xFFF3F4F6 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.957, blue: 0.965, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F3F4F6 | 1.10:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F3F4F6 | 19.08:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #F3F4F6
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F3F4F6 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F3F4F6
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F3F4F6 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F3F4F6; background-color: #F3F4F6; }
.element { color: rgb(243 244 246); }
.element { color: hsl(220 14% 96%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-gray-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F3F4F6;Frequently asked questions
What color is #F3F4F6?
#F3F4F6 is a very light, muted blue. Its hue sits at 220° on the color wheel, with 14% saturation and 96% lightness.
What is #F3F4F6 in RGB?
#F3F4F6 converts to rgb(243, 244, 246) — 243 red, 244 green and 246 blue.
What is #F3F4F6 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 4%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #F3F4F6 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.08:1 versus 1.10:1).
What is the complementary color of #F3F4F6?
#F6F5F3 — the hue directly opposite #F3F4F6 on the color wheel.