White — #FFFFFF
#FFFFFF is a very light, desaturated near-white grey. It is the CSS named color white.
Color values
| HEX | #FFFFFF |
| RGB | rgb(255, 255, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16777215 |
| CSS | color: #FFFFFF; |
| Android | 0xFFFFFFFF |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FFFFFF | 1.00:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FFFFFF | 21.00:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FFFFFF
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FFFFFF and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FFFFFF
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FFFFFF in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #FFFFFF; }
.element { color: rgb(255 255 255); }
.element { color: hsl(0 0% 100%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#FFFFFF] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FFFFFF;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFFFFF?
#FFFFFF is a very light, desaturated near-white grey, which CSS calls white. Its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel, with 0% saturation and 100% lightness.
What is #FFFFFF in RGB?
#FFFFFF converts to rgb(255, 255, 255) — 255 red, 255 green and 255 blue.
What is #FFFFFF in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FFFFFF be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (21.00:1 versus 1.00:1).
What is the complementary color of #FFFFFF?
#FFFFFF — the hue directly opposite #FFFFFF on the color wheel.