Light gray
#F4ECFA
#F4ECFA is a light gray with almost no color, at step 100 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 16.4:1. On white it reaches only 1.2:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#F4ECFA shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #F4ECFA kept exactly at step 100. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FAF4FE
- 100 F4ECFA
- 200 DDD6E1
- 300 C3BCC8
- 400 A7A0AC
- 500 8C8491
- 600 716A76
- 700 59525D
- 800 433D47
- 900 2E2931
- 950 1A171D
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #faf4fe; --color-gray-100: #f4ecfa; --color-gray-200: #ddd6e1; --color-gray-300: #c3bcc8; --color-gray-400: #a7a0ac; --color-gray-500: #8c8491; --color-gray-600: #716a76; --color-gray-700: #59525d; --color-gray-800: #433d47; --color-gray-900: #2e2931; --color-gray-950: #1a171d;}Is #F4ECFA readable?
Contrast for text on #F4ECFA and for #F4ECFA used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.2APCA Lc 8 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 16.4APCA Lc 96 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #7B7481 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.2APCA Lc 0 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 16.4APCA Lc 97 · Ideal for body text
Color palettes with #F4ECFA
Six palettes built around #F4ECFA, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#F4ECFA · #BF7CA0 · #8390F5 · #FFC9CD · #2D262F
- Complementary#F4ECFA · #9ABF74 · #87C751 · #EEDAFF · #2C2530
- Split complementary#F4ECFA · #C5B163 · #00C089 · #F3D6FF · #322C36
- Triadic#F4ECFA · #E1A53A · #00CCD0 · #E7D3FF · #2C2533
- Tetradic#F4ECFA · #B86F5E · #61B145 · #BFEBFF · #26202A
- Monochromatic#F4ECFA · #B68AC4 · #BF8CEC · #F0E5FF · #2C2432
#F4ECFA as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #F4ECFA looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FAF4FE
- Brand 100, #F4ECFA
- Brand 200, #DDD6E1
- Brand 300, #C3BCC8
- Brand 400, #A7A0AC
- Brand 500, #8C8491
- Brand 600, #716A76
- Brand 700, #59525D
- Brand 800, #433D47
- Brand 900, #2E2931
- Brand 950, #1A171D
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F5
- Neutral 200, #E6E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D6D3D7
- Neutral 400, #A39FA6
- Neutral 500, #767179
- Neutral 600, #565259
- Neutral 700, #423F45
- Neutral 800, #2A262C
- Neutral 900, #19161C
- Neutral 950, #0C090E
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #51A867
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #F0AF59
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3E8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 100 with neutral 950 text, at 17.2:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 100: it already reads on the dark background at 17.2:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #F4ECFA
Lighter and darker versions of #F4ECFA.