White smoke

#f0f1f2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for white smoke, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

White smoke carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Pale neutrals like this make dependable backgrounds and paper stocks. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

White smoke color values

Every conversion for #f0f1f2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f0f1f2
RGB240, 241, 242
HSL210, 7%, 95%
HSV210, 1%, 95%
CMYK1%, 0%, 0%, 5%
Lab95.1, -0.15, -0.61
XYZ83.42, 87.85, 96.56
Decimal15790578
Web safe#ffffff
Pantone656 C
Pantone656 CHex#f0f1f2Rgb240 241 242Cmyk1 0 0 5Lab95 0 -1Darker#a3aab0Deep#cacdd1Lighter#f0f1f2

Shades of white smoke

Tints of white smoke

Colors that go with white smoke

White smoke in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f0f1f2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 0 0 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 4 4 11
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

White smoke in css

Copy #f0f1f2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f0f1f2; }
.text { color: #f0f1f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f1f2; }

How white smoke looks on light and dark

White smoke and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f0f1f2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.13:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
18.57:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f0f1f2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

White smoke on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f0f1f2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around white smoke? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn white smoke into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f0f1f2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from white smoke, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #f0f1f2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.