Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind emerald-300 #6EE7B7

Tailwind CSS v3's emerald-300 is #6EE7B7. It is a pale soft green in the green family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.845, chroma 0.130 and hue 165.0°. The nearest CSS named color is aquamarine (#7FFFD4), ΔE2000 5.5 away.

Relative luminance
0.6389
OKLCH L · C · h
0.845 · 0.130 · 165.0
Best text
Black 13.77:1
Hue family
Green
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#6EE7B7 color codes

HEX
#6EE7B7
RGB
rgb(110, 231, 183)
HSL
hsl(156, 72%, 67%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.845 0.130 165.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.845 -0.126 0.034)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 83.90, a* -45.16, b* 13.14
XYZ (D65)
X 43.55, Y 63.88, Z 54.83
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(52%, 0%, 21%, 9%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #6EE7B7 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 13.77:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.52:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    13.77:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +79

  • White text on it

    1.52:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −27

  • As text on black

    13.77:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −79

  • As text on white

    1.52:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +24

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #008660 4.58:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.85 to 0.55 reaches 4.58:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #6EE7B7 13.77:1

    It already reaches 13.77:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #6EE7B7 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #6EE7B7

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #6EE7B7 sits at step 200.

  1. 50#DBFFEE
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.55
  2. 100#B1FFDC
    White
    1.15
    Black
    18.20
  3. 200This color#6EE7B7
    White
    1.52
    Black
    13.77
  4. 300#67D7AA
    White
    1.76
    Black
    11.87
  5. 400#3FBA8D
    White
    2.43
    Black
    8.61
  6. 500#039E72
    White
    3.42
    Black
    6.13
  7. 600#00835E
    White
    4.76
    Black
    4.40
  8. 700#00694A
    White
    6.73
    Black
    3.11
  9. 800#004C35
    White
    10.07
    Black
    2.08
  10. 900#003221
    White
    14.20
    Black
    1.47
  11. 950#001C11
    White
    17.88
    Black
    1.17

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 emerald scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#ECFDF5
    White
    1.05
    Black
    19.93
  2. 100#D1FAE5
    White
    1.13
    Black
    18.51
  3. 200#A7F3D0
    White
    1.28
    Black
    16.37
  4. 300This color#6EE7B7
    White
    1.52
    Black
    13.77
  5. 400#34D399
    White
    1.92
    Black
    10.92
  6. 500#10B981
    White
    2.53
    Black
    8.27
  7. 600#059669
    White
    3.76
    Black
    5.57
  8. 700#047857
    White
    5.48
    Black
    3.82
  9. 800#065F46
    White
    7.68
    Black
    2.73
  10. 900#064E3B
    White
    9.71
    Black
    2.16
  11. 950#022C22
    White
    15.15
    Black
    1.38

Gamut

How vivid #6EE7B7 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.178; #6EE7B7 uses 73% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.244 there: 37% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.130
sRGB edge
0.178
Display P3 edge
0.244
Rec. 2020 edge
0.367
Dominant wavelength
511 nm
Excitation purity
15%
Chromaticity
x 0.2684, y 0.3937
  • This color#6EE7B7
  • Most vivid in sRGB#00F0AF
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.845 0.244 165.0)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #6ee7b7;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0 0.9649 0.6648); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #6EE7B7

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#B7F3DB
  • OKLab50%#BEF4DB
  • OKLCH50%#BEF4DB

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#37745C
  • OKLab50%#265945
  • OKLCH50%#265945

Its complement #FFB0DC

  • sRGB50%#B7CCCA
  • OKLab50%#C6CFCA
  • OKLCH50%#F9C170
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #6ee7b7, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #6ee7b7 50%, white);

In use

#6EE7B7 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:113.77:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.52:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.52:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.52:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #008660 4.58:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:113.77:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:112.29:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:112.29:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:112.29:1 Passes

Color vision

How #6EE7B7 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 24.6; tritanopia changes it least, 10.8.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #E3D9B4 ΔE2000 23.5

    Distinct

    Reads as pale muted amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #D1CCBA ΔE2000 23.1

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #3FE7D9 ΔE2000 10.8

    Distinct

    Reads as pale soft cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #D1D1D1 ΔE2000 24.6

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #FFB0DC. Their lightness contrast is only 1.10:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#6EE7B7 · #FFB0DC48.4Stays distinct
Protanopia#E3D9B4 · #B5C0DE28.4Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#D1CCBA · #C8CCDA15.3Stays distinct
Tritanopia#3FE7D9 · #FFAFBF62.8Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1 · #C8C8C82.2Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #6EE7B7

Its complement is #FFB0DC, a pale soft pink, on the warm side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#6EE7B7
  • Complement#FFB0DC

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#A7DF88
  • Base#6EE7B7
  • +30°#43E6E6

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#6EE7B7
  • +120°#C6C6FF
  • +240°#FFBA9B

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#6EE7B7
  • +150°#E8B6FF
  • +210°#FFB6BA

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-emerald-300: #6ee7b7;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as emerald-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        emerald: { 300: '#6ee7b7' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own emerald-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-emerald-300: oklch(0.845 0.130 165.0);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "emerald-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.4314, 0.9059, 0.7176],
        "hex": "#6ee7b7"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 emerald-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let emerald300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.431, green: 0.906, blue: 0.718, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Emerald300 = Color(0xFF6EE7B7)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #6EE7B7 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.