Ghost white

#f8f8ff

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for ghost white, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Ghost white is a pale blue that reads airy. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Ghost white color values

Every conversion for #f8f8ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f8f8ff

RGB248, 248, 255

HSL240, 100%, 99%

HSV240, 3%, 100%

CMYK3%, 3%, 0%, 0%

Lab97.76, 1.25, -3.36

XYZ90.33, 94.31, 108.05

Decimal16316671

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone656 C

Shades of ghost white

#c9c9ff #9a9aff #6a6aff #3b3bff #0c0cff #0000dc #0000ac #00007d #00004e #00001f

Ghost white in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 3, 3, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f8f8ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 3 0 0

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 7 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Ghost white in css

Copy #f8f8ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f8f8ff; }
.text { color: #f8f8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f8ff; }

How ghost white looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Ghost white and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f8f8ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f8f8ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Ghost white on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f8f8ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around ghost white? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn ghost white into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f8f8ff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from ghost white, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #f8f8ff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.