Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind pink-500 #EC4899

Tailwind CSS v3's pink-500 is #EC4899. It is a vivid pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.656, chroma 0.212 and hue 354.3°. The nearest CSS named color is deeppink (#FF1493), ΔE2000 3.9 away.

Relative luminance
0.2477
OKLCH L · C · h
0.656 · 0.212 · 354.3
Best text
Black 5.95:1
Hue family
Pink
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#EC4899 color codes

HEX
#EC4899
RGB
rgb(236, 72, 153)
HSL
hsl(330, 81%, 60%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.656 0.212 354.3)
OKLab
oklab(0.656 0.211 -0.021)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 56.85, a* 68.81, b* -8.28
XYZ (D65)
X 42.66, Y 24.77, Z 32.67
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 69%, 35%, 7%)

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 #EC4899 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 5.95:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.52:1, enough for large text only.

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

    5.95:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +42

  • White text on it

    3.52:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −67

  • As text on black

    5.95:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −39

  • As text on white

    3.52:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +61

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #D63187 4.51:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.66 to 0.60 reaches 4.51:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #EC4899 5.95:1

    It already reaches 5.95:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #EC4899 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 #EC4899

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #EC4899 sits at step 500.

  1. 50#FFF1F6
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.16
  2. 100#FFE2EC
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.34
  3. 200#FFC4DA
    White
    1.48
    Black
    14.16
  4. 300#FF99C3
    White
    1.98
    Black
    10.59
  5. 400#FE5DAA
    White
    2.85
    Black
    7.36
  6. 500This color#EC4899
    White
    3.52
    Black
    5.95
  7. 600#C21876
    White
    5.69
    Black
    3.68
  8. 700#9F005F
    White
    7.95
    Black
    2.63
  9. 800#760045
    White
    11.31
    Black
    1.85
  10. 900#4F002C
    White
    15.34
    Black
    1.36
  11. 950#2F0018
    White
    18.51
    Black
    1.13

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

Tailwind CSS v3 pink scale

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

  1. 50#FDF2F8
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.23
  2. 100#FCE7F3
    White
    1.17
    Black
    17.86
  3. 200#FBCFE8
    White
    1.38
    Black
    15.19
  4. 300#F9A8D4
    White
    1.81
    Black
    11.57
  5. 400#F472B6
    White
    2.64
    Black
    7.92
  6. 500This color#EC4899
    White
    3.52
    Black
    5.95
  7. 600#DB2777
    White
    4.59
    Black
    4.56
  8. 700#BE185D
    White
    6.03
    Black
    3.47
  9. 800#9D174D
    White
    7.88
    Black
    2.66
  10. 900#831843
    White
    9.64
    Black
    2.17
  11. 950#500724
    White
    15.03
    Black
    1.39

Gamut

How vivid #EC4899 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.267; #EC4899 uses 79% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.303 there: 14% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.212
sRGB edge
0.267
Display P3 edge
0.303
Rec. 2020 edge
0.356
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 500 nm
Excitation purity
51%
Chromaticity
x 0.4262, y 0.2475
  • This color#EC4899
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FF0C9B
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.656 0.303 354.3)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #ec4899;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9581 0 0.6014); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #EC4899

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%#F6A4CC
  • OKLab50%#FEAACB
  • OKLCH50%#FEAACB

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#76244D
  • OKLab50%#5B1638
  • OKLCH50%#5B1638

Its complement #00A98C

  • sRGB50%#767993
  • OKLab50%#A78693
  • OKLCH50%#5C8BF7
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #ec4899, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #ec4899 50%, white);

In use

#EC4899 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, 4.5:15.95:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.52:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:13.52:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.52:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #D63187 4.51:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:15.95:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.31:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:15.31:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.31:1 Passes

Color vision

How #EC4899 looks with color blindness

Protanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 33.2; tritanopia changes it least, 11.7.

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

    #65759B ΔE2000 33.2

    Distinct

    Reads as muted blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #939395 ΔE2000 27.3

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FE396B ΔE2000 11.7

    Distinct

    Reads as vivid pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #888888 ΔE2000 27.3

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00A98C. Their lightness contrast is only 1.18:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#EC4899 · #00A98C56.6Stays distinct
Protanopia#65759B · #A39D8B28.8Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#939395 · #91908E2.5Easily confused
Tritanopia#FE396B · #00ABA167.6Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#888888 · #9595954.4Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #EC4899

Its complement is #00A98C, a soft cyan, on the cool 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#EC4899
  • Complement#00A98C

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#CD58D8
  • Base#EC4899
  • +30°#F8484B

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#EC4899
  • +120°#909A00
  • +240°#009DD8

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#EC4899
  • +150°#00AF28
  • +210°#00A4B1

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-pink-500: #ec4899;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as pink-500;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        pink: { 500: '#ec4899' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own pink-500; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-pink-500: oklch(0.656 0.212 354.3);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "pink-500": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9255, 0.2824, 0.6],
        "hex": "#ec4899"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 pink-500"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let pink500 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.925, green: 0.282, blue: 0.600, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Pink500 = Color(0xFFEC4899)
}

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 #EC4899 in the tools

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