White color: hex codes, shades and palettes

Palettes built around white. Click any swatch to copy its hex code.

White is #FFFFFF — white. Below are its shades with hex codes, the values in every common format, and white color palettes to copy.

White hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH

#FFFFFF
HEX
#FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
OKLCH
oklch(100.0% 0.000 89.9)
On white
1.00:1
On black
21.00:1

Shades of white

Eleven steps from one base color, generated in OKLCH so each step is an equal perceived step rather than an equal numeric one. Click a swatch to copy it.

Contrast and readability

White on white measures 1.00:1 and on black 21.00:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on normal text and 3:1 on large text and UI components, so the higher of those two decides which background it belongs on. In the scale above, 500 is the first to clear 4.5:1 on white, at 5.25:1.

The contrast checker reports every level for a given pair and suggests the nearest passing shade on the same hue. The color picker builds this same scale from any color you paste in.