What color is White?
White is a clean, bright color with no hue, appearing as the lightest possible shade — hex #FFFFFF — often compared to fresh snow. It reflects all visible light, giving surfaces a crisp, open appearance, like unbleached cotton stretched flat.
What is the meaning of the color White?
In ancient Rome, white wool togas were worn by candidates for public office, giving rise to the Latin word candidus, meaning bright or white, from which the English word candidate derives. The color became associated with purity in European Christian tradition, adopted for altar cloths and baptismal garments by at least the 4th century. Brides in Western Europe began wearing white wedding dresses more broadly after Queen Victoria wore white at her marriage to Prince Albert in 1840. The International Red Cross adopted white with a red cross as its symbol in 1863, anchoring the color to neutrality and humanitarian protection in international law.
What colors go with White?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FFFFFF |
color: #FFFFFF;
|
| RGB | 255, 255, 255 |
color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
|
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 100%, 100% |
color: rgb(100%, 100%, 100%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 0%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 0°, 0%, 100% |
color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
|
| HSV | 0°, 0%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 80, 0, 0 |
color: lab(80% 0 0);
|
| Decimal | 16777215 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.white {
color: #FFFFFF;
}
$white: #FFFFFF;
rgb(255, 255, 255)