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Shades of white
A full palette of white — shades (toward black), tints (toward white) and tones (toward grey) — each with its hex and RGB code. Click any swatch to copy.
#FAFAFA
Shades of white
White mixed with black — darker and deeper.
#FAFAFA
rgb(250, 250, 250)
#E3E3E3
rgb(227, 227, 227)
#CDCDCD
rgb(205, 205, 205)
#B6B6B6
rgb(182, 182, 182)
#9F9F9F
rgb(159, 159, 159)
#888888
rgb(136, 136, 136)
#727272
rgb(114, 114, 114)
#5B5B5B
rgb(91, 91, 91)
#444444
rgb(68, 68, 68)
#2D2D2D
rgb(45, 45, 45)
#171717
rgb(23, 23, 23)
#000000
rgb(0, 0, 0)
Tints of white
White mixed with white — lighter and softer.
#FAFAFA
rgb(250, 250, 250)
#FAFAFA
rgb(250, 250, 250)
#FBFBFB
rgb(251, 251, 251)
#FBFBFB
rgb(251, 251, 251)
#FCFCFC
rgb(252, 252, 252)
#FCFCFC
rgb(252, 252, 252)
#FDFDFD
rgb(253, 253, 253)
#FDFDFD
rgb(253, 253, 253)
#FEFEFE
rgb(254, 254, 254)
#FEFEFE
rgb(254, 254, 254)
#FFFFFF
rgb(255, 255, 255)
#FFFFFF
rgb(255, 255, 255)
Tones of white
White mixed with grey — muted and subtle.
#FAFAFA
rgb(250, 250, 250)
#EFEFEF
rgb(239, 239, 239)
#E4E4E4
rgb(228, 228, 228)
#D9D9D9
rgb(217, 217, 217)
#CECECE
rgb(206, 206, 206)
#C3C3C3
rgb(195, 195, 195)
#B7B7B7
rgb(183, 183, 183)
#ACACAC
rgb(172, 172, 172)
#A1A1A1
rgb(161, 161, 161)
#969696
rgb(150, 150, 150)
#8B8B8B
rgb(139, 139, 139)
#808080
rgb(128, 128, 128)
Shades, tints and tones explained
Starting from a base white (#FAFAFA), a shade adds black, a tint adds white, and a tone adds grey. Together they give you a coherent white palette — useful for hover states, backgrounds, borders and accessible text.
Want a different starting white? Open the colour picker, choose your exact white, and it will generate fresh shades and tints, or convert any of the codes above to OKLCH, HSL or CMYK.
What are the shades of white?
White mixed with increasing amounts of black, giving progressively darker versions. Tints use white, tones use grey.
What is the hex code for white?
A common white is #FAFAFA, but white spans the whole range shown above.
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