Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind rose-200 #FECDD3

Tailwind CSS v3's rose-200 is #FECDD3. It is a pale muted pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.892, chroma 0.056 and hue 10.0°. The nearest CSS named color is pink (#FFC0CB), ΔE2000 4.0 away.

Relative luminance
0.6944
OKLCH L · C · h
0.892 · 0.056 · 10.0
Best text
Black 14.88:1
Hue family
Pink

#FECDD3 color codes

HEX
#FECDD3
RGB
rgb(254, 205, 211)
HSL
hsl(353, 96%, 90%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.892 0.056 10.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.892 0.055 0.010)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 86.72, a* 18.17, b* 3.60
XYZ (D65)
X 74.46, Y 69.44, Z 71.10
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 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 #FECDD3 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 14.88:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.41:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

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  • Black text on it

    14.88:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +83
  • White text on it

    1.41:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −22

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.41:1

  • As text on black

    14.88:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −83
  • As text on white

    1.41:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +19

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.41:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #966B70 4.53:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.89 to 0.57 reaches 4.53:1 on white, keeping the hue.

  • For text on black

    #FECDD3 14.88:1

    It already reaches 14.88:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FECDD3 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 #FECDD3

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FECDD3 sits at step 200.

  1. 50#FFF1F3
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  2. 100#FFE3E6
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.38
  3. 200This color#FECDD3
    White
    1.41
    Black
    14.88
  4. 300#DDB0B6
    White
    1.91
    Black
    10.96
  5. 400#C1949A
    White
    2.63
    Black
    7.97
  6. 500#A5797E
    White
    3.72
    Black
    5.63
  7. 600#8C6167
    White
    5.22
    Black
    4.02
  8. 700#734B51
    White
    7.35
    Black
    2.85
  9. 800#573439
    White
    10.73
    Black
    1.95
  10. 900#3D1F23
    White
    14.80
    Black
    1.41
  11. 950#260D12
    White
    18.28
    Black
    1.14

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. 200This color#FECDD3
    White
    1.41
    Black
    14.88
  4. 300#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 #FECDD3 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.058; #FECDD3 uses 97% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.075 there: 31% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.056
sRGB edge
0.058
Display P3 edge
0.075
Rec. 2020 edge
0.113
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 494 nm
Excitation purity
8%
Chromaticity
x 0.3463, y 0.3230
  • This color#FECDD3
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFCDD3
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.892 0.075 10.0)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fecdd3;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.7928 0.8181); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FECDD3

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%#FFE6E9
  • OKLab50%#FFE6E9
  • OKLCH50%#FFE6E9

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F676A
  • OKLab50%#634E51
  • OKLCH50%#634E51

Its complement #B2E8E4

  • sRGB50%#D8DBDC
  • OKLab50%#DCDBDC
  • OKLCH50%#D4D8FF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fecdd3, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fecdd3 50%, white);

In use

#FECDD3 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, 4.5:114.88:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.41:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.41:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.41:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #966B70 4.53:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:114.88:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:113.28:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:113.28:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:113.28:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FECDD3 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 19.6; tritanopia changes it least, 1.3.

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

    #D4D4D3 ΔE2000 17.4

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #DFDCD2 ΔE2000 19.6

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFC9CF ΔE2000 1.3

    Very close

    Reads as pale muted pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #D9D9D9 ΔE2000 16.9

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #B2E8E4. Their lightness contrast is only 1.04:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FECDD3 · #B2E8E441.4Stays distinct
Protanopia#D4D4D3 · #E2E2E43.6Easily confused
Deuteranopia#DFDCD2 · #D7DAE510.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFC9CF · #A1EBE746.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9 · #DEDEDE1.1Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FECDD3

Its complement is #B2E8E4, 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#FECDD3
  • Complement#B2E8E4

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#F6CEE7
  • Base#FECDD3
  • +30°#FDD0C0
  • Base#FECDD3
  • +120°#CFE4BD
  • +240°#C1DFFF
  • Base#FECDD3
  • +150°#BDE8CF
  • +210°#B3E5F5

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-rose-200: #fecdd3;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as rose-200;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        rose: { 200: '#fecdd3' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own rose-200; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-rose-200: oklch(0.892 0.056 10.0);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "rose-200": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9961, 0.8039, 0.8275],
        "hex": "#fecdd3"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 rose-200"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let rose200 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.996, green: 0.804, blue: 0.827, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Rose200 = Color(0xFFFECDD3)
}

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.

Tools

Open #FECDD3 in the tools

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