#F5F4F1 Hex Color
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A near-white grey with a faint warm cast, #f5f4f1 barely registers as color at all. That restraint is its strength. It makes a softer background than pure white, which suits minimal interfaces, open layouts, and typography-heavy design. Black text on it measures about 19.1:1 contrast, so small body text passes WCAG AA with room to spare. Pair it with charcoal or warm woods to keep it from washing out.
Questions about #f5f4f1
What is #f5f4f1 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f5f4f1 is rgb(245, 244, 241), in HSL hsl(45, 17%, 95%) and in CMYK 0%, 0%, 2%, 4%.
What colors pair well with #f5f4f1?
Charcoal and deep navy give #f5f4f1 enough contrast to read as grey instead of off-white. Warm materials like oak, plus muted tones like terracotta, flatter its faint yellow undertone.
Is #f5f4f1 a warm or cool grey?
It leans warm. A slight yellow undertone gives #f5f4f1 a paper-like softness that cool greys lack, though the tint is faint enough to pass as neutral in most palettes.
Is #f5f4f1 readable on white or black?
#f5f4f1 has a 1.09:1 contrast ratio on white and 19.09:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.