Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind pink-400 #F472B6

Tailwind CSS v3's pink-400 is #F472B6. It is a light vivid pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.725, chroma 0.175 and hue 349.8°. The nearest CSS named color is hotpink (#FF69B4), ΔE2000 2.1 away.

Relative luminance
0.3465
OKLCH L · C · h
0.725 · 0.175 · 349.8
Best text
Black 7.92:1
Hue family
Pink
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#F472B6 color codes

HEX
#F472B6
RGB
rgb(244, 114, 182)
HSL
hsl(329, 86%, 70%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.725 0.175 349.8)
OKLab
oklab(0.725 0.172 -0.031)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 65.48, a* 57.15, b* -11.96
XYZ (D65)
X 51.77, Y 34.65, Z 48.21
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 53%, 25%, 4%)

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 #F472B6 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 7.92:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.64:1.

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

    7.92:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +53

  • White text on it

    2.64:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −56

  • As text on black

    7.92:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −50

  • As text on white

    2.64:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +51

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #C5478C 4.51:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.73 to 0.59 reaches 4.51:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #F472B6 7.92:1

    It already reaches 7.92:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #F472B6 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 #F472B6

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #F472B6 sits at step 400.

  1. 50#FFF1F7
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.17
  2. 100#FFE2EF
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.37
  3. 200#FFC4DF
    White
    1.47
    Black
    14.21
  4. 300#FF98CA
    White
    1.98
    Black
    10.59
  5. 400This color#F472B6
    White
    2.64
    Black
    7.92
  6. 500#CF5195
    White
    3.98
    Black
    5.26
  7. 600#B3377D
    White
    5.58
    Black
    3.75
  8. 700#971D65
    White
    7.83
    Black
    2.67
  9. 800#75004B
    White
    11.30
    Black
    1.85
  10. 900#4E0031
    White
    15.34
    Black
    1.36
  11. 950#2F001B
    White
    18.47
    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. 400This color#F472B6
    White
    2.64
    Black
    7.92
  6. 500#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 #F472B6 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.205; #F472B6 uses 86% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.267 there: 30% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.175
sRGB edge
0.205
Display P3 edge
0.267
Rec. 2020 edge
0.382
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 504 nm
Excitation purity
40%
Chromaticity
x 0.3845, y 0.2574
  • This color#F472B6
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FF65B9
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.725 0.267 349.8)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #f472b6;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.3268 0.7303); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #F472B6

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%#FAB9DB
  • OKLab50%#FFBBDA
  • OKLCH50%#FFBBDA

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7A395B
  • OKLab50%#5E2844
  • OKLCH50%#5E2844

Its complement #00C298

  • sRGB50%#7A9AA7
  • OKLab50%#AEA2A8
  • OKLCH50%#6FA6FF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #f472b6, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #f472b6 50%, white);

In use

#F472B6 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, 4.5:17.92:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.64:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.64:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.64:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #C5478C 4.51:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.92:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:17.07:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:17.07:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:17.07:1 Passes

Color vision

How #F472B6 looks with color blindness

Protanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 29.8; tritanopia changes it least, 11.0.

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

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  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #8191B8 ΔE2000 29.8

    Distinct

    Reads as muted blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #A4A7B3 ΔE2000 25.6

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FF6E8C ΔE2000 11.0

    Distinct

    Reads as light vivid pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #9F9F9F ΔE2000 25.9

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00C298. Their lightness contrast is only 1.15:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#F472B6 · #00C29856.5Stays distinct
Protanopia#8191B8 · #BCB49631.1Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#A4A7B3 · #A8A59B11.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FF6E8C · #00C3B665.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F · #ABABAB3.6Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #F472B6

Its complement is #00C298, a light 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#F472B6
  • Complement#00C298

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#D57EEA
  • Base#F472B6
  • +30°#FF7379

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F472B6
  • +120°#AEAE00
  • +240°#00B6EE

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F472B6
  • +150°#64C04D
  • +210°#00BDC4

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-pink-400: #f472b6;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as pink-400;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        pink: { 400: '#f472b6' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own pink-400; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-pink-400: oklch(0.725 0.175 349.8);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "pink-400": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9569, 0.4471, 0.7137],
        "hex": "#f472b6"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 pink-400"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let pink400 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.957, green: 0.447, blue: 0.714, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Pink400 = Color(0xFFF472B6)
}

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 #F472B6 in the tools

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