Ghost White

About Ghost White

Ghost White is the hex color #F8F8FF, which translates to rgb(248, 248, 255) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 99%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 240 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 99 percent. That puts Ghost White at the pale end of the neutral range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.

How Ghost White compares

Ghost White is exactly the CSS keyword ghostwhite, 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 purple-50 (#FAF5FF), at a distance of 2.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Fog at 1.6. Sorted by lightness, Ghost White is number 35 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Ghost White

3 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Ghost White, led by Ink black at 18.10:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Ghost White already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Ghost White

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 Ghost White 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.

Full values for Ghost White

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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.