White Smoke

About White Smoke

White Smoke is the hex color #F5F5F5, which translates to rgb(245, 245, 245) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 96%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 0 degrees, with a saturation of 0 percent and a lightness of 96 percent. With almost no saturation left, White Smoke behaves as a near neutral: it sits under other colors rather than competing with them.

How White Smoke compares

White Smoke is exactly the CSS keyword whitesmoke, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is neutral-100 (#F5F5F5), at a distance of 0.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Off White at 2.1. Sorted by lightness, White Smoke is number 32 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on White Smoke

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on White Smoke, led by Ink black at 17.55:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with White Smoke already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around White Smoke

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside White Smoke for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.