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Off White

#FAF9F6

Conversions

HEX#FAF9F6

RGBrgb(250, 249, 246)

HSLhsl(45, 29%, 97%)

HSVhsv(45, 2%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 2%)

Copy CSS

color: #faf9f6;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(250, 249, 246);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(45, 29%, 97%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.05 : 1

On ink blackPass · 18.18 : 1

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About Off White

Off White is the hex color #FAF9F6, which translates to rgb(250, 249, 246) in RGB and hsl(45, 29%, 97%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 45 degrees, with a saturation of 29 percent and a lightness of 97 percent. That puts Off 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 Off White compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5), a CIE76 distance of 2.1 away in CIELAB. That is below the rule of thumb for a difference most people notice side by side, so the keyword is a safe substitute. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is olive-50 (#FBFBF9), at a distance of 0.9. Inside this library the closest neighbour is White Smoke at 2.1. Sorted by lightness, Off White is number 33 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Off White

3 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Off White, led by Ink black at 18.18:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Off White already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Off White. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	4.59:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Off 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 Off 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 Off White

Format	Value
HEX	#FAF9F6
RGB	rgb(250, 249, 246)
HSL	hsl(45, 29%, 97%)
HSV	hsv(45, 2%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 2%)
OKLCH	oklch(98.20% 0.0041 91.45)
CIELAB	lab(97.93 -0.19 1.55)

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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.