Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Porcelain

Porcelain is a light blue color with HEX #F2F3F4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 242, 243, 244, HSL 210, 8%, 95%, cool temperature, and is useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces.

#F2F3F4 blue cool light
HEX #F2F3F4
RGB rgb(242, 243, 244)
HSL hsl(210 8% 95%)
CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 0, 4)
Luminance 0.8951
Contrast Black 18.9:1White 1.11:1

CSS Utilities

--color-porcelain: #F2F3F4;
.bg-porcelain { background-color: #F2F3F4; }
.text-porcelain { color: #F2F3F4; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8951
Black text18.9:1AA Pass
White text1.11:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#F2F3F4",
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    243,
    244
  ],
  "hsl": [
    210,
    8,
    95
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    0,
    4
  ],
  "luminance": 0.8951,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 18.9,
    "white": 1.11
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  "analogous": [
    "#F1F3F3",
    "#F1F1F3"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#F3F1F2",
    "#F2F3F1"
  ],
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    "#F3F1F3",
    "#F3F2F1",
    "#F1F3F1"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#F3F1F1",
    "#F3F3F1"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F2F3F4",
    "#C0C4C9"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#C0C4C9",
  "saturated": "#EEF2F6",
  "desaturated": "#F2F2F2",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFFF"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#F3F2F1",
    "#F1F3F3",
    "#F1F1F3"
  ],
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    "#F2F2F2",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F2F2F2"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "cloud",
    "paper-white",
    "powder-coat-white",
    "alice-blue"
  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-tone/light"
  ],
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  ],
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      "/harmonies/porcelain",
      "/wcag/porcelain",
      "/css/colors/porcelain",
      "/hex/f2f3f4"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Porcelain",
  "hex": "#F2F3F4",
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    "typography",
    "product surfaces"
  ],
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      "clarity",
      "balance"
    ],
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      "architecture",
      "editorial design",
      "packaging"
    ],
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      "high-energy accent-only palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
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  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "typography",
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    "clarity",
    "balance"
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    244
  ],
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    8,
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  },
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
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    "utility": ".bg-porcelain { background-color: #F2F3F4; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-porcelain { color: #F2F3F4; }"
  },
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    "powder-coat-white",
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      "/hex/f2f3f4"
    ]
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      "#000000",
      "#F3F2F1",
      "#F1F3F3",
      "#F1F1F3"
    ],
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      "#F2F2F2",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Porcelain Color

Porcelain sits in the blue family with cool temperature and light visual character. Porcelain is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include restraint, clarity, and balance, which makes it relevant for interfaces and architecture. In design work, Porcelain is most useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Porcelain accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #F2F3F4.Porcelain CSS utilitiesUse Porcelain in CSS variables and utility classes.#F2F3F4 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Porcelain paletteOpen the generated palette based on Porcelain.Porcelain harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Porcelain against black and white text.

Black text18.9:1AA Pass
White text1.11:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

White Smoke#F5F5F5
Cloud#F5F6F7
Paper White#F7F7F2
Powder Coat White#F8F8F2
Alice Blue#F0F8FF

Color Harmonies

#F3F2F1#F3F2F1
#F1F3F3#F1F3F3
#F1F1F3#F1F1F3
#F3F1F2#F3F1F2
#F2F3F1#F2F3F1
Open full Porcelain harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#C0C4C9#C0C4C9
#EEF2F6#EEF2F6
#F2F2F2#F2F2F2
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#F3F2F1#F3F2F1
#F1F3F3#F1F3F3
#F1F1F3#F1F1F3
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5