#F3F4F6 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS gray-100 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#F3F4F6 is a very light, muted blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class gray-100 (e.g. bg-gray-100, text-gray-100). Its nearest CSS named color is whitesmoke (#f5f5f5). For readable text on a #F3F4F6 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (19.08:1). Because it is so light, #F3F4F6 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#F3F4F6 in Tailwind CSS (gray-100)

#F3F4F6 ships with Tailwind CSS as gray-100 — use it as bg-gray-100, text-gray-100, or border-gray-100. It sits at step 100 of the gray ramp; every other step links to its own page:

• 50
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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #F3F4F6 (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.

• 10% tint #f4f5f7 Copy
• 20% tint #f5f6f8 Copy
• 30% tint #f7f7f9 Copy
• 40% tint #f8f8fa Copy
• 50% tint #f9fafb Copy
• 60% tint #fafbfb Copy
• 70% tint #fbfcfc Copy
• 80% tint #fdfdfd Copy
• 90% tint #fefefe Copy

Shades of #F3F4F6 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #dbdcdd Copy
• 20% shade #c2c3c5 Copy
• 30% shade #aaabac Copy
• 40% shade #929294 Copy
• 50% shade #7a7a7b Copy
• 60% shade #616262 Copy
• 70% shade #49494a Copy
• 80% shade #313131 Copy
• 90% shade #181819 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #F3F4F6 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #F3F4F6 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: #F1F5F9 (slate-100), #EEF2FF (indigo-50), #EFF6FF (blue-50), #F0F9FF (sky-50), #E0E7FF (indigo-100), #E0F2FE (sky-100).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #F3F4F6?

  #F3F4F6 is a very light, muted blue — rgb(243, 244, 246). Its nearest CSS named color is whitesmoke. In Tailwind CSS it is gray-100.

• How do I make tints and shades of #F3F4F6?

  Mix #F3F4F6 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #F3F4F6 is #f5f6f8 and a 20% shade is #c2c3c5 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #F3F4F6 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #F3F4F6?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #F3F4F6 background at 19.08:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #F3F4F6?

  gray-100 — use it as bg-gray-100, text-gray-100, or border-gray-100. The full gray 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.