#FAFAFA — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS zinc-50 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#FAFAFA is a very light, nearly neutral near-white neutral. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class zinc-50 (e.g. bg-zinc-50, text-zinc-50). Its nearest CSS named color is snow (#fffafa). For readable text on a #FAFAFA background, black text gives the strongest contrast (20.12:1). Because it is so light, #FAFAFA 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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#FAFAFA in Tailwind CSS (zinc-50)

#FAFAFA ships with Tailwind CSS as zinc-50 — use it as bg-zinc-50, text-zinc-50, or border-zinc-50. (The identical hex also ships as neutral-50.) It sits at step 50 of the zinc ramp; every other step links to its own page:

• 50
• 100
• 200
• 300
• 400
• 500
• 600
• 700
• 800
• 900
• 950

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

Tints of #FAFAFA (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 #fbfbfb Copy
• 20% tint #fbfbfb Copy
• 30% tint #fcfcfc Copy
• 40% tint #fcfcfc Copy
• 50% tint #fdfdfd Copy
• 60% tint #fdfdfd Copy
• 70% tint #fefefe Copy
• 80% tint #fefefe Copy
• 90% tint #ffffff Copy

Shades of #FAFAFA (Mixed with Black)

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

• 10% shade #e1e1e1 Copy
• 20% shade #c8c8c8 Copy
• 30% shade #afafaf Copy
• 40% shade #969696 Copy
• 50% shade #7d7d7d Copy
• 60% shade #646464 Copy
• 70% shade #4b4b4b Copy
• 80% shade #323232 Copy
• 90% shade #191919 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FAFAFA 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 #FAFAFA 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: #F5F5F5 (neutral-100), #F5F5F4 (stone-100), #E7E5E4 (stone-200), #E5E5E5 (neutral-200).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #FAFAFA?

  #FAFAFA is a very light, nearly neutral near-white neutral — rgb(250, 250, 250). Its nearest CSS named color is snow. In Tailwind CSS it is zinc-50.

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

  Mix #FAFAFA with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #FAFAFA is #fbfbfb and a 20% shade is #c8c8c8 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #FAFAFA in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #FAFAFA?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #FAFAFA background at 20.12:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #FAFAFA?

  zinc-50 (the identical hex is also neutral-50) — use it as bg-zinc-50, text-zinc-50, or border-zinc-50. 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.