Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind pink-200 #FBCFE8

Tailwind CSS v3's pink-200 is #FBCFE8. It is a pale muted magenta in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.899, chroma 0.059 and hue 343.2°. The nearest CSS named color is thistle (#D8BFD8), ΔE2000 7.0 away.

Relative luminance
0.7096
OKLCH L · C · h
0.899 · 0.059 · 343.2
Best text
Black 15.19:1
Hue family
Pink
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#FBCFE8 color codes

HEX
#FBCFE8
RGB
rgb(251, 207, 232)
HSL
hsl(326, 85%, 90%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.899 0.059 343.2)
OKLab
oklab(0.899 0.056 -0.017)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 87.47, a* 19.44, b* -6.47
XYZ (D65)
X 76.66, Y 70.96, Z 85.99
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 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 #FBCFE8 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 15.19:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.38:1.

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

    15.19:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +85

  • White text on it

    1.38:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −21

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.38:1

  • As text on black

    15.19:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −84

  • As text on white

    1.38:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +18

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.38:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #926B82 4.51:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.90 to 0.57 reaches 4.51:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FBCFE8 15.19:1

    It already reaches 15.19:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FBCFE8 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 #FBCFE8

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FBCFE8 sits at step 200.

  1. 50#FFF0F8
    White
    1.10
    Black
    19.07
  2. 100#FFE1F2
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.30
  3. 200This color#FBCFE8
    White
    1.38
    Black
    15.19
  4. 300#D8B0C7
    White
    1.91
    Black
    10.95
  5. 400#BC94AB
    White
    2.63
    Black
    7.96
  6. 500#A0788F
    White
    3.76
    Black
    5.57
  7. 600#876178
    White
    5.23
    Black
    4.01
  8. 700#6F4B60
    White
    7.36
    Black
    2.85
  9. 800#543447
    White
    10.71
    Black
    1.95
  10. 900#3A1E2F
    White
    14.92
    Black
    1.40
  11. 950#230D1B
    White
    18.34
    Black
    1.14

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. 200This color#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. 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 #FBCFE8 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.068; #FBCFE8 uses 87% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.090 there: 33% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.059
sRGB edge
0.068
Display P3 edge
0.090
Rec. 2020 edge
0.133
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 513 nm
Excitation purity
12%
Chromaticity
x 0.3282, y 0.3038
  • This color#FBCFE8
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFCDE9
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.899 0.090 343.2)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fbcfe8;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.7891 0.9229); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FBCFE8

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%#FDE7F4
  • OKLab50%#FEE7F3
  • OKLCH50%#FEE7F3

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7E6874
  • OKLab50%#614F59
  • OKLCH50%#614F59

Its complement #BBEBD3

  • sRGB50%#DBDDDE
  • OKLab50%#DEDEDE
  • OKLCH50%#C7E1FF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fbcfe8, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fbcfe8 50%, white);

In use

#FBCFE8 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, 4.5:115.19:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.38:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.38:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.38:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #926B82 4.51:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:115.19:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:113.55:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:113.55:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:113.55:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FBCFE8 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 17.7; tritanopia changes it least, 5.9.

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

    #D1D7E9 ΔE2000 17.3

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #DBDEE7 ΔE2000 17.2

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFCFD7 ΔE2000 5.9

    Noticeable

    Reads as pale muted pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #DBDBDB ΔE2000 17.7

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #BBEBD3. Their lightness contrast is only 1.04:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FBCFE8 · #BBEBD335.4Stays distinct
Protanopia#D1D7E9 · #E9E4D216.9Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#DBDEE7 · #E0DED49.5Harder to tell apart
Tritanopia#FFCFD7 · #B2EBE439.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB · #E0E0E01.1Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FBCFE8

Its complement is #BBEBD3, a pale muted 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#FBCFE8
  • Complement#BBEBD3

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#ECD3FA
  • Base#FBCFE8
  • +30°#FFD0D4

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FBCFE8
  • +120°#E4E0B3
  • +240°#B4E7FB

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FBCFE8
  • +150°#CFE7BF
  • +210°#B1EBE9

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-200: #fbcfe8;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as pink-200;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        pink: { 200: '#fbcfe8' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own pink-200; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-pink-200: oklch(0.899 0.059 343.2);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "pink-200": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9843, 0.8118, 0.9098],
        "hex": "#fbcfe8"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 pink-200"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let pink200 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.984, green: 0.812, blue: 0.910, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Pink200 = Color(0xFFFBCFE8)
}

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 #FBCFE8 in the tools

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