White is a light pastel shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Red, and it has high lightness and low saturation. White is a pastel color. White is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for White is #FFFFFF.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, White has 100%% Red, 100% Green, and 100% Blue.
White has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
White has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 100% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
White has 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FFFFFF |
|
RGB |
(255, 255, 255) |
(100%, 100%, 100%) |
HSV |
(0°, 0, 100) |
(0%, 0%, 100%) |
HSL |
(0°, 0, 100) |
(0%, 0%, 100%) |
CMYK |
(0, 0, 0, 0) |
(0%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of White is 100%, which is high.
White has a higher contrast with black than white.
White and black have a 21.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
White and white have a 1.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
100% |
AAA (21.0) |
insufficient (1.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix White paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 100% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
100%
To mix White paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 100% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
0%
White
100%
Colors similar to White are: Alabaster, Rose White, Vista White, White Smoke, and Very Light Pink. Alabaster is darker than White. Rose White is more orange and brighter and darker than White. Vista White is more orange and darker than White. White Smoke is darker than White. Very Light Pink is more orange and brighter and darker than White.