Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind rose-400 #FB7185

Tailwind CSS v3's rose-400 is #FB7185. It is a light soft pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.719, chroma 0.169 and hue 13.4°. The nearest CSS named color is lightcoral (#F08080), ΔE2000 5.4 away.

Relative luminance
0.3401
OKLCH L · C · h
0.719 · 0.169 · 13.4
Best text
Black 7.80:1
Hue family
Pink
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#FB7185 color codes

HEX
#FB7185
RGB
rgb(251, 113, 133)
HSL
hsl(351, 95%, 71%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.719 0.169 13.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.719 0.164 0.039)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 64.98, a* 54.39, b* 15.34
XYZ (D65)
X 49.93, Y 34.02, Z 26.12
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 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 #FB7185 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 7.80:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.69:1.

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

    7.80:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +52

  • White text on it

    2.69:1

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

  • As text on black

    7.80:1

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

  • As text on white

    2.69:1

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

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #CD475F 4.50:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.72 to 0.59 reaches 4.50:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FB7185 7.80:1

    It already reaches 7.80:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FB7185 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 #FB7185

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FB7185 sits at step 400.

  1. 50#FFF1F2
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.11
  2. 100#FFE3E5
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.37
  3. 200#FFC7CB
    White
    1.47
    Black
    14.28
  4. 300#FF9EA8
    White
    1.96
    Black
    10.70
  5. 400This color#FB7185
    White
    2.69
    Black
    7.80
  6. 500#D85168
    White
    3.96
    Black
    5.29
  7. 600#BB3751
    White
    5.55
    Black
    3.77
  8. 700#9E1C3C
    White
    7.82
    Black
    2.68
  9. 800#7B0028
    White
    11.21
    Black
    1.87
  10. 900#520018
    White
    15.30
    Black
    1.37
  11. 950#31000B
    White
    18.49
    Black
    1.13

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

Tailwind CSS v3 rose scale

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

  1. 50#FFF1F2
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.11
  2. 100#FFE4E6
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.49
  3. 200#FECDD3
    White
    1.41
    Black
    14.88
  4. 300#FDA4AF
    White
    1.89
    Black
    11.10
  5. 400This color#FB7185
    White
    2.69
    Black
    7.80
  6. 500#F43F5E
    White
    3.67
    Black
    5.71
  7. 600#E11D48
    White
    4.69
    Black
    4.47
  8. 700#BE123C
    White
    6.28
    Black
    3.34
  9. 800#9F1239
    White
    8.01
    Black
    2.61
  10. 900#881337
    White
    9.56
    Black
    2.19
  11. 950#4C0519
    White
    15.63
    Black
    1.34

Gamut

How vivid #FB7185 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.178; #FB7185 uses 95% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.229 there: 28% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.169
sRGB edge
0.178
Display P3 edge
0.229
Rec. 2020 edge
0.328
Dominant wavelength
660 nm
Excitation purity
34%
Chromaticity
x 0.4536, y 0.3091
  • This color#FB7185
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FF6D83
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.719 0.229 13.4)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fb7185;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.383 0.4869); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FB7185

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%#FDB8C2
  • OKLab50%#FFBBC1
  • OKLCH50%#FFBDC2

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7E3943
  • OKLab50%#612730
  • OKLCH50%#612730

Its complement #00BCBA

  • sRGB50%#7E97A0
  • OKLab50%#B29FA0
  • OKLCH50%#B5A719
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fb7185, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fb7185 50%, white);

In use

#FB7185 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, 4.5:17.80:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.69:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.69:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.69:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #CD475F 4.50:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.80:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:16.96:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:16.96:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:16.96:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FB7185 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 35.7; tritanopia changes it least, 3.4.

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

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  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #8F8C85 ΔE2000 27.9

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #B2A882 ΔE2000 35.7

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FF5E79 ΔE2000 3.4

    Close match

    Reads as light vivid pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #9E9E9E ΔE2000 25.7

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00BCBA. Their lightness contrast is only 1.14:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FB7185 · #00BCBA60.7Stays distinct
Protanopia#8F8C85 · #AFB2BA14.1Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#B2A882 · #9AA2BB27.1Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FF5E79 · #00C2BB65.3Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E · #A9A9A93.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FB7185

Its complement is #00BCBA, 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#FB7185
  • Complement#00BCBA

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#EB74BF
  • Base#FB7185
  • +30°#F97B42

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FB7185
  • +120°#77BA3F
  • +240°#5BA7FF

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FB7185
  • +150°#00C289
  • +210°#00B5E2

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-rose-400: #fb7185;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as rose-400;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        rose: { 400: '#fb7185' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own rose-400; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-rose-400: oklch(0.719 0.169 13.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "rose-400": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9843, 0.4431, 0.5216],
        "hex": "#fb7185"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 rose-400"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let rose400 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.984, green: 0.443, blue: 0.522, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Rose400 = Color(0xFFFB7185)
}

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 #FB7185 in the tools

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