#F4F4F5 color
The swatch above shows #F4F4F5 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.
#F4F4F5 is a very light, desaturated near-white grey, closest to the CSS named color whitesmoke (#F5F5F5).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: zinc-100. That means you can write bg-zinc-100 or text-zinc-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #F4F4F5 |
| RGB | rgb(244, 244, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 5%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 16053493 |
| CSS | color: #F4F4F5; |
| Android | 0xFFF4F4F5 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.957, blue: 0.961, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F4F4F5 | 1.10:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F4F4F5 | 19.11:1 — 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 #F4F4F5
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F4F4F5 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F4F4F5
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F4F4F5 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F4F4F5; background-color: #F4F4F5; }
.element { color: rgb(244 244 245); }
.element { color: hsl(240 5% 96%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-zinc-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F4F4F5;Frequently asked questions
What color is #F4F4F5?
#F4F4F5 is a very light, desaturated near-white grey. Its hue sits at 240° on the color wheel, with 5% saturation and 96% lightness.
What is #F4F4F5 in RGB?
#F4F4F5 converts to rgb(244, 244, 245) — 244 red, 244 green and 245 blue.
What is #F4F4F5 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 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 #F4F4F5 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.11:1 versus 1.10:1).
What is the complementary color of #F4F4F5?
#F5F5F4 — the hue directly opposite #F4F4F5 on the color wheel.