Information about White color

#FFFFFF - White color image
The color name "White" has been approved in accordance with the internal procedures of The Official Register of Color Names.

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The history behind the Color Name White

The word white continues Old English hwīt, ultimately from a Common Germanic *χwītaz also reflected in OHG (h)wîz, ON hvítr, Goth. ƕeits. The root is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European language *kwid-, surviving also in Sanskrit śveta “to be white or bright” and Slavonic světŭ “light”. The Icelandic word for white, hvítur, is directly derived from the Old Norse form of the word hvítr. Common Germanic also had the word *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), borrowed into Late Latin as *blancus, which provided the source for Romance words for “white” (Catalan, Occitan and French blanc, Spanish blanco, Italian bianco, Galician-Portuguese branco, etc.). The antonym of white is black.

Some non-European languages have a wide variety of terms for white. The Inuit language has seven different words for seven different nuances of white. Sanskrit has specific words for bright white, the white of teeth, the white of sandalwood, the white of the autumn moon, the white of silver, the white of cow’s milk, the white of pearls, the white of a ray of sunlight, and the white of stars. Japanese has six different words, depending upon brilliance or dullness, or if the color is inert or dynamic.

Basic facts about this digital color

HEX #FFFFFF color name is White.

HEX color code #FFFFFF represent the color in hexadecimal format by combining three values – the amounts of Red, Green and Blue (RGB).

The RGB values of this color are 255, 255, 255 ( rgb(255, 255, 255) ). That means #FFFFFF color is composed of 100% of Red, 100% Green and 100% Blue.

White color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

White color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

White color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

White color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

White color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

White color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

White color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFFFFF
  • RGB255, 255, 255
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 0
  • HSL0°, 0%, 100%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 100%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 100%
  • HEX IDFFFFFF
  • DECIMAL ID16777215
  • Name Length5
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Brightness FamilyRadiant