White

About White

White is the hex color #FFFFFF, which translates to rgb(255, 255, 255) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 100%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 0 degrees, with a saturation of 0 percent and a lightness of 100 percent. With almost no saturation left, White behaves as a near neutral: it sits under other colors rather than competing with them.

How White compares

White is exactly the CSS keyword white, 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 mist-50 (#F9FBFB), at a distance of 1.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Snow at 2.2. Sorted by lightness, White is number 37 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on White

3 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on White, led by Ink black at 19.14:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with White already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around 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 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.

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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.