#F1F5F9 — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#F1F5F9 is a very light, moderately saturated blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class slate-100 (e.g. bg-slate-100, text-slate-100). Its nearest CSS named color is whitesmoke (#f5f5f5). For readable text on a #F1F5F9 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (19.17:1). Because it is so light, #F1F5F9 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.
Color Values
| Hex | #F1F5F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(241, 245, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 40%, 96%) |
| HSV / HSB | 210°, 3%, 98% |
| Nearest named | whitesmoke (#f5f5f5) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#F1F5F9 in Tailwind CSS (slate-100)
#F1F5F9 ships with Tailwind CSS as slate-100 — use it as bg-slate-100, text-slate-100, or border-slate-100. It sits at step 100 of the slate ramp; every other step links to its own page:
Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.
Tints of #F1F5F9 (Mixed with White)
Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.
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10% tint
#f2f6fa -
20% tint
#f4f7fa -
30% tint
#f5f8fb -
40% tint
#f7f9fb -
50% tint
#f8fafc -
60% tint
#f9fbfd -
70% tint
#fbfcfd -
80% tint
#fcfdfe -
90% tint
#fefefe
Shades of #F1F5F9 (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#d9dde0 -
20% shade
#c1c4c7 -
30% shade
#a9acae -
40% shade
#919395 -
50% shade
#797b7d -
60% shade
#606264 -
70% shade
#484a4b -
80% shade
#303132 -
90% shade
#181819
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #F1F5F9 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).
| Text color | White text 1.10:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail |
|---|---|
| Black text 19.17:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass |
If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #F1F5F9 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More blue colors in the library: #F3F4F6 (gray-100), #EEF2FF (indigo-50), #EFF6FF (blue-50), #F0F9FF (sky-50), #F9FAFB (gray-50), #E0E7FF (indigo-100).
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #F1F5F9?
#F1F5F9 is a very light, moderately saturated blue —
rgb(241, 245, 249). Its nearest CSS named color iswhitesmoke. In Tailwind CSS it isslate-100. -
How do I make tints and shades of #F1F5F9?
Mix #F1F5F9 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #F1F5F9 is
#f4f7faand a 20% shade is#c1c4c7— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #F1F5F9 in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #F1F5F9?
Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #F1F5F9 background at 19.17:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #F1F5F9?
slate-100— use it asbg-slate-100,text-slate-100, orborder-slate-100. The full slate 50–950 ramp is linked above.
Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.
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