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#F9F9F9

#f9f9f9 ≈ White Smoke

  • white
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#f9f9f9 is a color from the white family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 97.65% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 97.65% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with purity, simplicity and space. Designers typically use it for backgrounds and large surfaces and minimalist layouts. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is White Smoke (#f5f5f5), ΔE 0.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffffff
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Relative luminance0.9473

Complementary

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #f9f9f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #f9f9f9
  3. #f9f9f9

Analogous

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #f9f9f9
  3. #f9f9f9

Triadic

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #f9f9f9
  3. #f9f9f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #f9f9f9
  3. #f9f9f9
  4. #f9f9f9

Square

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #f9f9f9
  3. #f9f9f9
  4. #f9f9f9

Monochromatic

  1. #adadad
  2. #d3d3d3
  3. #f9f9f9
  4. #f5f5f5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#f9f9f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #e0e0e0
  3. #c7c7c7
  4. #aeaeae
  5. #959595
  6. #7d7d7d
  7. #646464
  8. #4b4b4b
  9. #323232
  10. #191919
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9f9f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #fafafa
  3. #fafafa
  4. #fbfbfb
  5. #fbfbfb
  6. #fcfcfc
  7. #fdfdfd
  8. #fdfdfd
  9. #fefefe
  10. #fefefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9f9f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9f9f9
  2. #ededed
  3. #e1e1e1
  4. #d5d5d5
  5. #c9c9c9
  6. #bdbdbd
  7. #b0b0b0
  8. #a4a4a4
  9. #989898
  10. #8c8c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9f9f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9f9f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f9f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9f9f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9f9f9 {
  color: #f9f9f9;
}
Background
.bg-f9f9f9 {
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9f9f9 {
  border: 2px solid #f9f9f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9f9f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 249 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 98%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9f9f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9f9f9, #f9f9f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9f9f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 249 249 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 0.81 #ffffff White ΔE 1.20 #fffafa Snow ΔE 2.45 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 2.99 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 3.53 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.29 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.53 #060606 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

White Smoke
#f9f9f9  rgb(249, 249, 249)  hsl(0, 0%, 98%)  White Smoke
#f9f9f9  rgb(249, 249, 249)  hsl(0, 0%, 98%)  White Smoke
#f9f9f9  rgb(249, 249, 249)  hsl(0, 0%, 98%)  White Smoke
#f9f9f9  rgb(249, 249, 249)  hsl(0, 0%, 98%)  White Smoke