Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind red-200 #FECACA

Tailwind CSS v3's red-200 is #FECACA. It is a pale muted red in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.885, chroma 0.059 and hue 18.3°. The nearest CSS named color is pink (#FFC0CB), ΔE2000 4.7 away.

Relative luminance
0.6758
OKLCH L · C · h
0.885 · 0.059 · 18.3
Best text
Black 14.51:1
Hue family
Pink
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#FECACA color codes

HEX
#FECACA
RGB
rgb(254, 202, 202)
HSL
hsl(0, 96%, 89%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.885 0.059 18.3)
OKLab
oklab(0.885 0.056 0.019)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 85.80, a* 18.40, b* 7.04
XYZ (D65)
X 72.65, Y 67.58, Z 65.08
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 0%)

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 #FECACA accessible?

Black text on it reaches 14.51:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.44:1.

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

    14.51:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +82

  • White text on it

    1.44:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −24

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.44:1

  • As text on black

    14.51:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −82

  • As text on white

    1.44:1

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

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.44:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #97696A 4.62:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.88 to 0.57 reaches 4.62:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FECACA 14.51:1

    It already reaches 14.51:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FECACA 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 #FECACA

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

  1. 50#FFF1F1
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.10
  2. 100#FFE4E3
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.45
  3. 200This color#FECACA
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.51
  4. 300#E0B0B0
    White
    1.90
    Black
    11.00
  5. 400#C39394
    White
    2.65
    Black
    7.92
  6. 500#A77878
    White
    3.74
    Black
    5.60
  7. 600#8E6161
    White
    5.20
    Black
    4.03
  8. 700#754B4C
    White
    7.32
    Black
    2.86
  9. 800#593435
    White
    10.67
    Black
    1.96
  10. 900#3E1E1F
    White
    14.89
    Black
    1.41
  11. 950#270C0E
    White
    18.33
    Black
    1.14

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

Tailwind CSS v3 red scale

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

  1. 50#FEF2F2
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.19
  2. 100#FEE2E2
    White
    1.22
    Black
    17.19
  3. 200This color#FECACA
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.51
  4. 300#FCA5A5
    White
    1.89
    Black
    11.06
  5. 400#F87171
    White
    2.76
    Black
    7.59
  6. 500#EF4444
    White
    3.76
    Black
    5.58
  7. 600#DC2626
    White
    4.82
    Black
    4.34
  8. 700#B91C1C
    White
    6.47
    Black
    3.24
  9. 800#991B1B
    White
    8.31
    Black
    2.52
  10. 900#7F1D1D
    White
    10.01
    Black
    2.09
  11. 950#450A0A
    White
    16.14
    Black
    1.30

Gamut

How vivid #FECACA can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.061; #FECACA uses 97% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.079 there: 30% 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
0.061
Display P3 edge
0.079
Rec. 2020 edge
0.119
Dominant wavelength
611 nm
Excitation purity
12%
Chromaticity
x 0.3539, y 0.3291
  • This color#FECACA
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFCACA
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.885 0.079 18.3)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fecaca;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.7815 0.7777); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FECACA

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%#FFE5E5
  • OKLab50%#FFE5E4
  • OKLCH50%#FFE5E4

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F6565
  • OKLab50%#634D4D
  • OKLCH50%#634D4D

Its complement #ABE6E7

  • sRGB50%#D5D8D9
  • OKLab50%#D9D9D9
  • OKLCH50%#DCDDAF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fecaca, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fecaca 50%, white);

In use

#FECACA 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, 4.5:114.51:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.44:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.44:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.44:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #97696A 4.62:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:114.51:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:112.94:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:112.94:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:112.94:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FECACA looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 20.9; tritanopia changes it least, 2.4.

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

    #D3D1CA ΔE2000 18.8

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #DFDAC9 ΔE2000 20.9

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFC5CA ΔE2000 2.4

    Close match

    Reads as pale muted pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #D6D6D6 ΔE2000 17.2

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #ABE6E7. Their lightness contrast is only 1.04:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FECACA · #ABE6E738.2Stays distinct
Protanopia#D3D1CA · #DEE0E77.9Harder to tell apart
Deuteranopia#DFDAC9 · #D3D8E815.5Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFC5CA · #97EAE642.7Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6 · #DBDBDB1.2Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FECACA

Its complement is #ABE6E7, a pale muted 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#FECACA
  • Complement#ABE6E7

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#F8CAE0
  • Base#FECACA
  • +30°#FBCEB7

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FECACA
  • +120°#C6E3BD
  • +240°#C3DBFF

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FECACA
  • +150°#B4E6D2
  • +210°#B1E1F8

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-red-200: #fecaca;
}

Tailwind config

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

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own red-200; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-red-200: oklch(0.885 0.059 18.3);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "red-200": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9961, 0.7922, 0.7922],
        "hex": "#fecaca"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 red-200"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let red200 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.996, green: 0.792, blue: 0.792, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Red200 = Color(0xFFFECACA)
}

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 #FECACA in the tools

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