White Color — #FFFFFF HEX Code
White uses #FFFFFF, or RGB(255, 255, 255), in this color catalog. Explore complementary colors, palettes and text contrast below.
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Colors adjacent on the wheel create a serene, comfortable palette. Ideal for nature-inspired designs and cohesive UI themes.
White
#FFFFFF
White color reference
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White is the maximum value in all three 8-bit sRGB channels. Its contrast with a foreground is a useful baseline, but a warm off-white gives a different result.
CSS keyword: white. Each resolves to #FFFFFF in sRGB.
- HEX — exact
- #FFFFFF
- RGB — exact 8-bit channels
- 255, 255, 255
- HSL — rounded
- none, 0%, 100%
What is the complementary color?
This neutral has no hue, so it has no unique hue-wheel complement. Build a neutral palette by changing lightness and testing the text pairs.
Black or white text on White?
AA requires at least 4.5:1 for normal text. Results use opaque colors and unrounded contrast values; a passing pair does not establish complete accessibility.
Use #FFFFFF in a real interface
Exact match in the Color Match reference list: White. Reference names are browsing labels; not every name is a CSS keyword.
Use white as a neutral reading surface and inspect secondary text against it.
Pale borders and gray labels can disappear even when the main black text passes.
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The lightest and darkest supplied values are the starting reading pair. The accent label adds black or white, whichever has greater contrast. You can change the accent below.
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Use this preview to inspect reading text and an accent label.
Example actionReading text #111827 on #FFFFFF: 17.740:1 - Pass normal text AA.
Accent label #000000 on #FFFFFF: 21.000:1.
Checks use unrounded ratios and opaque sRGB. The example action is a visual sample. Test boundaries, focus and hover in your actual component.
All color pairs: normal text AA
| Text / background | #FFFFFF | #111827 |
|---|---|---|
| #FFFFFF | 1.00:1 Fail | 17.74:1 Pass |
| #111827 | 17.74:1 Pass | 1.00:1 Fail |
:root {
--surface: #FFFFFF;
--text: #111827;
--accent: #FFFFFF;
--on-accent: #000000;
}Shades & Tints
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
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Accessibility
Text contrast on White
Each sample uses this color as the background. Results describe opaque text contrast, not the accessibility of a whole design.
White text
A normal-size text example.
#FFFFFF on #FFFFFF
WCAG: 1.000:1
Normal text: Fail. Large text: Fail.
APCA: 0.00 Lc (supplementary).
Inspect this pair and find a fixBlack text
A normal-size text example.
#000000 on #FFFFFF
WCAG: 21.000:1
Normal text: AAA. Large text: AAA.
APCA: 106.04 Lc (supplementary).
Inspect this pair and find a fixAA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Large text is at least 24 CSS px, or about 18.67 CSS px and bold. Methods and limitations
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Normal Vision
Vision: Viénot 1999 + Machado 2009. Environment: approximate perceptual simulation.
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