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Named color

White Smoke

White Smoke color #F5F5F5: RGB 245, 245, 245 and HSL 0°, 0%, 96%. Explore its neutral gray profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#F5F5F5 gray neutral light
HEX #F5F5F5
RGB rgb(245, 245, 245)
HSL hsl(0 0% 96%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 0, 4)
Luminance 0.9131
Contrast Black 19.26:1White 1.09:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-white-smoke: #F5F5F5;
.bg-white-smoke { background-color: #F5F5F5; }
.text-white-smoke { color: #F5F5F5; }
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Color meaning and use

About White Smoke Color

White Smoke uses HEX #F5F5F5, RGB 245, 245, 245, and HSL 0°, 0%, 96%. The dataset classifies it in the gray family with neutral temperature and light visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.9131; black contrast is 19.26:1 and white contrast is 1.09:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for White Smoke against black and white text.

Black text19.26:1AA Pass
White text1.09:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

White Smoke Color Reference Infographic

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White Smoke color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

White Smoke#F5F5F5White Smoke#F5F5F5White Smoke#F5F5F5White Smoke#F5F5F5White Smoke#F5F5F5
Open full White Smoke harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF#C7C7C7#C7C7C7#F7F3F3#F7F3F3White Smoke#F5F5F5White#FFFFFFWhite#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000White Smoke#F5F5F5White Smoke#F5F5F5White Smoke#F5F5F5Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9131
Black text19.26:1AA Pass
White text1.09:1AA 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": "#F5F5F5",
  "rgb": [
    245,
    245,
    245
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    0,
    96
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    0,
    4
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9131,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 19.26,
    "white": 1.09
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#F5F5F5",
  "analogous": [
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#C7C7C7"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#C7C7C7",
  "saturated": "#F7F3F3",
  "desaturated": "#F5F5F5",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "cloud",
    "porcelain",
    "paper-white",
    "powder-coat-white",
    "cool-white"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "white-smoke"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cloud-vs-white-smoke",
    "paper-white-vs-white-smoke",
    "porcelain-vs-white-smoke",
    "powder-coat-white-vs-white-smoke"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/gray",
    "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
    "/colors/by-tone/light"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/white-smoke",
    "/wcag/white-smoke",
    "/css/colors/white-smoke",
    "/hex/f5f5f5",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/gray",
      "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
      "/colors/by-tone/light"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/white-smoke"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/cloud",
      "/colors/porcelain",
      "/colors/paper-white",
      "/colors/powder-coat-white",
      "/colors/cool-white",
      "/compare/cloud-vs-white-smoke",
      "/compare/paper-white-vs-white-smoke",
      "/compare/porcelain-vs-white-smoke",
      "/compare/powder-coat-white-vs-white-smoke",
      "/harmonies/white-smoke",
      "/wcag/white-smoke",
      "/css/colors/white-smoke",
      "/hex/f5f5f5",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "white-smoke",
  "name": "White Smoke",
  "cssName": "whitesmoke",
  "hex": "#F5F5F5",
  "family": "gray",
  "temperature": "neutral",
  "tone": [
    "light"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "whitesmoke"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "gray",
    "neutral",
    "light",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    245,
    245,
    245
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    0,
    96
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    0,
    4
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9131,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 19.26,
    "white": 1.09
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#F5F5F5",
    "analogous": [
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#C7C7C7"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#FFFFFF",
    "dark": "#C7C7C7",
    "saturated": "#F7F3F3",
    "desaturated": "#F5F5F5",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#FFFFFF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-white-smoke: #F5F5F5;",
    "utility": ".bg-white-smoke { background-color: #F5F5F5; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-white-smoke { color: #F5F5F5; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "cloud",
    "porcelain",
    "paper-white",
    "powder-coat-white",
    "cool-white"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "white-smoke"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cloud-vs-white-smoke",
    "paper-white-vs-white-smoke",
    "porcelain-vs-white-smoke",
    "powder-coat-white-vs-white-smoke"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/gray",
    "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
    "/colors/by-tone/light"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/white-smoke",
    "/wcag/white-smoke",
    "/css/colors/white-smoke",
    "/hex/f5f5f5",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/gray",
      "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
      "/colors/by-tone/light"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/white-smoke"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/cloud",
      "/colors/porcelain",
      "/colors/paper-white",
      "/colors/powder-coat-white",
      "/colors/cool-white",
      "/compare/cloud-vs-white-smoke",
      "/compare/paper-white-vs-white-smoke",
      "/compare/porcelain-vs-white-smoke",
      "/compare/powder-coat-white-vs-white-smoke",
      "/harmonies/white-smoke",
      "/wcag/white-smoke",
      "/css/colors/white-smoke",
      "/hex/f5f5f5",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
}
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Similar Colors

Cloud#F5F6F7
Porcelain#F2F3F4
Paper White#F7F7F2
Powder Coat White#F8F8F2
Cool White#F4F8FF

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