Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind pink-300 #F9A8D4

Tailwind CSS v3's pink-300 is #F9A8D4. It is a pale soft pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.823, chroma 0.110 and hue 346.0°. The nearest CSS named color is plum (#DDA0DD), ΔE2000 7.6 away.

Relative luminance
0.5290
OKLCH L · C · h
0.823 · 0.110 · 346.0
Best text
Black 11.57:1
Hue family
Pink
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#F9A8D4 color codes

HEX
#F9A8D4
RGB
rgb(249, 168, 212)
HSL
hsl(327, 87%, 82%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.823 0.110 346.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.823 0.106 -0.026)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 77.82, a* 36.03, b* -10.09
XYZ (D65)
X 64.95, Y 52.90, Z 69.06
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 33%, 15%, 2%)

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 #F9A8D4 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 11.57:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.81:1.

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

    11.57:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +70

  • White text on it

    1.81:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −37

  • As text on black

    11.57:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −68

  • As text on white

    1.81:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +33

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #A75D87 4.60:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.82 to 0.58 reaches 4.60:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #F9A8D4 11.57:1

    It already reaches 11.57:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #F9A8D4 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 #F9A8D4

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #F9A8D4 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#FFF0F8
    White
    1.10
    Black
    19.07
  2. 100#FFE2F0
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.38
  3. 200#FFC3E3
    White
    1.48
    Black
    14.16
  4. 300This color#F9A8D4
    White
    1.81
    Black
    11.57
  5. 400#D286B0
    White
    2.70
    Black
    7.77
  6. 500#B56A94
    White
    3.85
    Black
    5.45
  7. 600#9B537C
    White
    5.35
    Black
    3.92
  8. 700#813D64
    White
    7.54
    Black
    2.78
  9. 800#63264B
    White
    10.99
    Black
    1.90
  10. 900#461032
    White
    15.21
    Black
    1.38
  11. 950#2D011E
    White
    18.50
    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. 300This color#F9A8D4
    White
    1.81
    Black
    11.57
  5. 400#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 #F9A8D4 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.124; #F9A8D4 uses 88% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.163 there: 32% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.110
sRGB edge
0.124
Display P3 edge
0.163
Rec. 2020 edge
0.239
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 509 nm
Excitation purity
24%
Chromaticity
x 0.3475, y 0.2830
  • This color#F9A8D4
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFA4D6
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.823 0.163 346.0)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #f9a8d4;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.6137 0.8479); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #F9A8D4

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%#FCD4EA
  • OKLab50%#FED4E9
  • OKLCH50%#FED4E9

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7D546A
  • OKLab50%#613F51
  • OKLCH50%#613F51

Its complement #79DCB5

  • sRGB50%#B9C2C5
  • OKLab50%#C5C5C5
  • OKLCH50%#9FC8FF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #f9a8d4, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #f9a8d4 50%, white);

In use

#F9A8D4 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, 4.5:111.57:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.81:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.81:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.81:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #A75D87 4.60:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:111.57:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:110.33:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:110.33:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:110.33:1 Passes

Color vision

How #F9A8D4 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 23.3; tritanopia changes it least, 8.7.

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

    #AEB8D6 ΔE2000 22.7

    Distinct

    Reads as light grayish blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #C1C5D2 ΔE2000 22.1

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFA7B7 ΔE2000 8.7

    Noticeable

    Reads as light soft pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #C0C0C0 ΔE2000 23.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #79DCB5. Their lightness contrast is only 1.09:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#F9A8D4 · #79DCB545.7Stays distinct
Protanopia#AEB8D6 · #D8D0B326.2Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#C1C5D2 · #C9C5B713.2Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFA7B7 · #5ADDD153.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0 · #C9C9C92.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #F9A8D4

Its complement is #79DCB5, a pale soft green, 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#F9A8D4
  • Complement#79DCB5

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#E1AFF5
  • Base#F9A8D4
  • +30°#FFAAAF

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F9A8D4
  • +120°#CECA73
  • +240°#6FD4FB

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F9A8D4
  • +150°#A5D68E
  • +210°#60DBDC

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-300: #f9a8d4;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as pink-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        pink: { 300: '#f9a8d4' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own pink-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-pink-300: oklch(0.823 0.110 346.0);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "pink-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9765, 0.6588, 0.8314],
        "hex": "#f9a8d4"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 pink-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let pink300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.976, green: 0.659, blue: 0.831, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Pink300 = Color(0xFFF9A8D4)
}

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 #F9A8D4 in the tools

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