Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind green-100 #DCFCE7

Tailwind CSS v3's green-100 is #DCFCE7. It is a pale grayish green in the green family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.962, chroma 0.043 and hue 156.7°. The nearest CSS named color is honeydew (#F0FFF0), ΔE2000 5.8 away.

Relative luminance
0.9061
OKLCH L · C · h
0.962 · 0.043 · 156.7
Best text
Black 19.12:1
Hue family
Green
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#DCFCE7 color codes

HEX
#DCFCE7
RGB
rgb(220, 252, 231)
HSL
hsl(141, 84%, 93%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.962 0.043 156.7)
OKLab
oklab(0.962 -0.040 0.017)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 96.25, a* -14.22, b* 6.58
XYZ (D65)
X 78.75, Y 90.60, Z 88.93
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 1%)

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 #DCFCE7 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 19.12:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.09:1.

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

    19.12:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +99

  • White text on it

    1.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.09:1

  • As text on black

    19.12:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −100

  • As text on white

    1.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.09:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #617D6B 4.51:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.96 to 0.56 reaches 4.51:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #DCFCE7 19.12:1

    It already reaches 19.12:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #DCFCE7 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.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #DCFCE7

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #DCFCE7 sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#DCFCE7
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  2. 100#D9F3E2
    White
    1.17
    Black
    17.86
  3. 200#C4E0CD
    White
    1.41
    Black
    14.89
  4. 300#A9C6B3
    White
    1.83
    Black
    11.41
  5. 400#8DAA97
    White
    2.52
    Black
    8.32
  6. 500#718E7C
    White
    3.58
    Black
    5.86
  7. 600#5A7765
    White
    4.92
    Black
    4.26
  8. 700#455F4F
    White
    6.99
    Black
    3.00
  9. 800#2E4637
    White
    10.25
    Black
    2.04
  10. 900#192E21
    White
    14.44
    Black
    1.45
  11. 950#081A10
    White
    18.01
    Black
    1.16

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

Tailwind CSS v3 green scale

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

  1. 50#F0FDF4
    White
    1.04
    Black
    20.06
  2. 100This color#DCFCE7
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  3. 200#BBF7D0
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.32
  4. 300#86EFAC
    White
    1.40
    Black
    14.95
  5. 400#4ADE80
    White
    1.74
    Black
    12.05
  6. 500#22C55E
    White
    2.27
    Black
    9.21
  7. 600#16A34A
    White
    3.29
    Black
    6.37
  8. 700#15803D
    White
    5.01
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800#166534
    White
    7.13
    Black
    2.94
  10. 900#14532D
    White
    9.11
    Black
    2.30
  11. 950#052E16
    White
    14.90
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #DCFCE7 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.058; #DCFCE7 uses 75% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.064 there: 12% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.043
sRGB edge
0.058
Display P3 edge
0.064
Rec. 2020 edge
0.076
Dominant wavelength
528 nm
Excitation purity
4%
Chromaticity
x 0.3049, y 0.3508
  • This color#DCFCE7
  • Most vivid in sRGB#D4FFE3
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.962 0.064 156.7)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #dcfce7;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.8539 1 0.892); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #DCFCE7

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%#EEFEF3
  • OKLab50%#EEFEF3
  • OKLCH50%#EEFEF3

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6E7E74
  • OKLab50%#546259
  • OKLCH50%#546259

Its complement #FFECF9

  • sRGB50%#EEF4F0
  • OKLab50%#EEF4F0
  • OKLCH50%#FFF0E1
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #dcfce7, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #dcfce7 50%, white);

In use

#DCFCE7 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, 4.5:119.12:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.09:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.09:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.09:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #617D6B 4.51:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:119.12:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:117.05:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:117.05:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:117.05:1 Passes

Color vision

How #DCFCE7 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 14.8; tritanopia changes it least, 6.2.

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

    #FCF7E6 ΔE2000 13.3

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F6F3E8 ΔE2000 13.3

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #D7FBF6 ΔE2000 6.2

    Noticeable

    Reads as pale grayish cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #F4F4F4 ΔE2000 14.8

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #FFECF9. Their lightness contrast is only 1.02:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#DCFCE7 · #FFECF929.7Stays distinct
Protanopia#FCF7E6 · #ECF0FA12.9Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#F6F3E8 · #F0F2F88.4Harder to tell apart
Tritanopia#D7FBF6 · #FFECF025.7Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4 · #F1F1F10.6Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #DCFCE7

Its complement is #FFECF9, a pale grayish magenta.

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

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#DCFCE7
  • Complement#FFECF9

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#EBF9D9
  • Base#DCFCE7
  • +30°#D3FDF7

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#DCFCE7
  • +120°#EFF2FF
  • +240°#FFEFEA

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#DCFCE7
  • +150°#F6EFFF
  • +210°#FFEEF0

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

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

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-green-100: #dcfce7;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as green-100;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        green: { 100: '#dcfce7' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own green-100; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-green-100: oklch(0.962 0.043 156.7);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "green-100": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8627, 0.9882, 0.9059],
        "hex": "#dcfce7"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 green-100"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let green100 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.863, green: 0.988, blue: 0.906, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Green100 = Color(0xFFDCFCE7)
}

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 #DCFCE7 in the tools

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