Whitesmoke — #F5F5F5
#F5F5F5 is a very light, desaturated near-white grey. It is the CSS named color whitesmoke.
Color values
| HEX | #F5F5F5 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 245, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 16119285 |
| CSS | color: #F5F5F5; |
| Android | 0xFFF5F5F5 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.961, blue: 0.961, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F5F5F5 | 1.09:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F5F5F5 | 19.26:1 — 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 #F5F5F5
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F5F5F5 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F5F5F5
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F5F5F5 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F5F5F5; background-color: #F5F5F5; }
.element { color: rgb(245 245 245); }
.element { color: hsl(0 0% 96%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#F5F5F5] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F5F5F5;Frequently asked questions
What color is #F5F5F5?
#F5F5F5 is a very light, desaturated near-white grey, which CSS calls whitesmoke. Its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel, with 0% saturation and 96% lightness.
What is #F5F5F5 in RGB?
#F5F5F5 converts to rgb(245, 245, 245) — 245 red, 245 green and 245 blue.
What is #F5F5F5 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 #F5F5F5 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.26:1 versus 1.09:1).
What is the complementary color of #F5F5F5?
#F5F5F5 — the hue directly opposite #F5F5F5 on the color wheel.