#F4F4F5 — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#F4F4F5 is a very light, nearly neutral near-white neutral. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class zinc-100 (e.g. bg-zinc-100, text-zinc-100). Its nearest CSS named color is whitesmoke (#f5f5f5). For readable text on a #F4F4F5 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (19.11:1). Because it is so light, #F4F4F5 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 | #F4F4F5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 244, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 5%, 96%) |
| HSV / HSB | 240°, 0%, 96% |
| Nearest named | whitesmoke (#f5f5f5) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#F4F4F5 in Tailwind CSS (zinc-100)
#F4F4F5 ships with Tailwind CSS as zinc-100 — use it as bg-zinc-100, text-zinc-100, or border-zinc-100. It sits at step 100 of the zinc 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 #F4F4F5 (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
#f5f5f6 -
20% tint
#f6f6f7 -
30% tint
#f7f7f8 -
40% tint
#f8f8f9 -
50% tint
#fafafa -
60% tint
#fbfbfb -
70% tint
#fcfcfc -
80% tint
#fdfdfd -
90% tint
#fefefe
Shades of #F4F4F5 (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#dcdcdd -
20% shade
#c3c3c4 -
30% shade
#ababac -
40% shade
#929293 -
50% shade
#7a7a7b -
60% shade
#626262 -
70% shade
#49494a -
80% shade
#313131 -
90% shade
#181818
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #F4F4F5 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 19.11:1 — 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 #F4F4F5 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More near-white neutral colors in the library: #F5F5F4 (stone-100), #F5F5F5 (neutral-100), #E7E5E4 (stone-200), #E5E5E5 (neutral-200).
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #F4F4F5?
#F4F4F5 is a very light, nearly neutral near-white neutral —
rgb(244, 244, 245). Its nearest CSS named color iswhitesmoke. In Tailwind CSS it iszinc-100. -
How do I make tints and shades of #F4F4F5?
Mix #F4F4F5 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #F4F4F5 is
#f6f6f7and a 20% shade is#c3c3c4— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #F4F4F5 in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #F4F4F5?
Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #F4F4F5 background at 19.11:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #F4F4F5?
zinc-100— use it asbg-zinc-100,text-zinc-100, orborder-zinc-100. The full zinc 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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