Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind rose-300 #FDA4AF

Tailwind CSS v3's rose-300 is #FDA4AF. It is a light soft pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.810, chroma 0.106 and hue 11.6°. The nearest CSS named color is lightpink (#FFB6C1), ΔE2000 4.5 away.

Relative luminance
0.5053
OKLCH L · C · h
0.810 · 0.106 · 11.6
Best text
Black 11.10:1
Hue family
Pink
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#FDA4AF color codes

HEX
#FDA4AF
RGB
rgb(253, 164, 175)
HSL
hsl(353, 96%, 82%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.810 0.106 11.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.810 0.104 0.021)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 76.40, a* 34.26, b* 8.08
XYZ (D65)
X 61.52, Y 50.53, Z 47.06
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 1%)

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 #FDA4AF accessible?

Black text on it reaches 11.10:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.89:1.

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

    11.10:1

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

  • White text on it

    1.89:1

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

  • As text on black

    11.10:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −66

  • As text on white

    1.89:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +35

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #AF5E6A 4.53:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.81 to 0.58 reaches 4.53:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FDA4AF 11.10:1

    It already reaches 11.10:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FDA4AF 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 #FDA4AF

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FDA4AF sits at step 300.

  1. 50#FFF1F2
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.11
  2. 100#FFE3E6
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.38
  3. 200#FFC7CC
    White
    1.46
    Black
    14.29
  4. 300This color#FDA4AF
    White
    1.89
    Black
    11.10
  5. 400#DA8691
    White
    2.69
    Black
    7.79
  6. 500#BD6A75
    White
    3.83
    Black
    5.48
  7. 600#A2525F
    White
    5.37
    Black
    3.90
  8. 700#873C49
    White
    7.57
    Black
    2.77
  9. 800#692532
    White
    10.98
    Black
    1.91
  10. 900#4B0F1D
    White
    15.15
    Black
    1.38
  11. 950#31000C
    White
    18.48
    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. 300This color#FDA4AF
    White
    1.89
    Black
    11.10
  5. 400#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 #FDA4AF can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.110; #FDA4AF uses 96% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.143 there: 30% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.106
sRGB edge
0.110
Display P3 edge
0.143
Rec. 2020 edge
0.210
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 493 nm
Excitation purity
18%
Chromaticity
x 0.3866, y 0.3176
  • This color#FDA4AF
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFA3AE
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.810 0.143 11.6)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fda4af;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.6185 0.6671); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FDA4AF

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%#FED2D7
  • OKLab50%#FFD2D6
  • OKLCH50%#FFD3D7

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F5258
  • OKLab50%#623D41
  • OKLCH50%#623D41

Its complement #61D7D2

  • sRGB50%#AFBEC1
  • OKLab50%#C1C1C1
  • OKLCH50%#CFC370
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fda4af, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fda4af 50%, white);

In use

#FDA4AF 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, 4.5:111.10:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.89:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.89:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.89:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #AF5E6A 4.53:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:111.10:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:19.90:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:19.90:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:19.90:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FDA4AF looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 28.1; tritanopia changes it least, 2.0.

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

    #B3B2AF ΔE2000 23.9

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #C9C3AD ΔE2000 28.1

    Distinct

    Reads as light grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FF9CA8 ΔE2000 2.0

    Close match

    Reads as light soft pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #BCBCBC ΔE2000 22.9

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #61D7D2. Their lightness contrast is only 1.09:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FDA4AF · #61D7D251.0Stays distinct
Protanopia#B3B2AF · #CCCDD28.2Harder to tell apart
Deuteranopia#C9C3AD · #B8BFD319.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FF9CA8 · #00DCD557.6Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC · #C5C5C52.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FDA4AF

Its complement is #61D7D2, 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#FDA4AF
  • Complement#61D7D2

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#F0A6D4
  • Base#FDA4AF
  • +30°#FCAA8B

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDA4AF
  • +120°#A8CF87
  • +240°#91C5FF

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDA4AF
  • +150°#7ED6AB
  • +210°#6AD0F2

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-300: #fda4af;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as rose-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        rose: { 300: '#fda4af' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own rose-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-rose-300: oklch(0.810 0.106 11.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "rose-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9922, 0.6431, 0.6863],
        "hex": "#fda4af"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 rose-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let rose300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.992, green: 0.643, blue: 0.686, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Rose300 = Color(0xFFFDA4AF)
}

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 #FDA4AF in the tools

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