#FFFFFFWhite is a very light neutral — a near-white that works as a supporting color rather than a statement.
White sits at 100% lightness with almost no saturation, which makes it a true workhorse neutral. In practice it behaves best as a page background or surface color: it stays out of the way, lets accent colors do the talking, and pairs safely with nearly any hue on the wheel.
White is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on white hits 21.00:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.00:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
Every palette below is computed from white's position on the color wheel (hue 0°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix white toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how white performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on White | 1.00:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on White | 21.00:1 | AAA | AAA |
#FFFFFF#FFFFFF#FFFFFFCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword white directly.
:root {
--white: #FFFFFF;
--white-rgb: 255, 255, 255;
--white-tint: #FFFFFF;
--white-shade: #8C8C8C;
}
.btn-white {
background: var(--white);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'white': {
DEFAULT: '#FFFFFF',
light: '#FFFFFF',
dark: '#8C8C8C',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.