Snow is the CSS named color #FFFAFA — rgb(255, 250, 250), hsl(0, 100%, 99%). Its relative luminance is 0.965, giving 1.03:1 against white and 20.31:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FFFAFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 250, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 100%, 99%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.9653 |
| Contrast on white | 1.03:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 20.31:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing snow toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
snow is #FFFAFA, which is rgb(255, 250, 250) and hsl(0, 100%, 99%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Snow has a relative luminance of 0.965 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.03:1; against black, 20.31:1.
snow reaches 20.31:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.