Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind rose-100 #FFE4E6

Tailwind CSS v3's rose-100 is #FFE4E6. It is a pale grayish pink in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.941, chroma 0.030 and hue 12.6°. The nearest CSS named color is mistyrose (#FFE4E1), ΔE2000 2.2 away.

Relative luminance
0.8246
OKLCH L · C · h
0.941 · 0.030 · 12.6
Best text
Black 17.49:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#FFE4E6 color codes

HEX
#FFE4E6
RGB
rgb(255, 228, 230)
HSL
hsl(356, 100%, 95%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.941 0.030 12.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.941 0.029 0.006)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 92.78, a* 9.55, b* 2.40
XYZ (D65)
X 83.27, Y 82.46, Z 86.38
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 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 #FFE4E6 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 17.49:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.20:1.

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

    17.49:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +93

  • White text on it

    1.20:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −11

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.20:1

  • As text on black

    17.49:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −94

  • As text on white

    1.20:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +9

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.20:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #887173 4.50:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.94 to 0.57 reaches 4.50:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FFE4E6 17.49:1

    It already reaches 17.49:1 on black, so no change is needed.

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Studio

Adjust #FFE4E6 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 #FFE4E6

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FFE4E6 sits at step 100.

  1. 50#FFF1F2
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.11
  2. 100This color#FFE4E6
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.49
  3. 200#E8D1D3
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.49
  4. 300#CFB7B9
    White
    1.88
    Black
    11.12
  5. 400#B39A9C
    White
    2.61
    Black
    8.01
  6. 500#977F81
    White
    3.70
    Black
    5.66
  7. 600#7F686A
    White
    5.13
    Black
    4.09
  8. 700#675253
    White
    7.22
    Black
    2.90
  9. 800#4D3A3C
    White
    10.57
    Black
    1.98
  10. 900#342425
    White
    14.73
    Black
    1.42
  11. 950#1F1213
    White
    18.19
    Black
    1.15

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. 100This color#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. 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 #FFE4E6 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.030; #FFE4E6 uses 100% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.039 there: 31% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.030
sRGB edge
0.030
Display P3 edge
0.039
Rec. 2020 edge
0.059
Dominant wavelength
636 nm
Excitation purity
4%
Chromaticity
x 0.3303, y 0.3271
  • This color#FFE4E6
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFE4E6
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.941 0.039 12.6)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #ffe4e6;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.8897 0.8968); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FFE4E6

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%#FFF2F3
  • OKLab50%#FFF1F2
  • OKLCH50%#FFF2F3

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#807273
  • OKLab50%#635859
  • OKLCH50%#635859

Its complement #D6F2F1

  • sRGB50%#EBEBEC
  • OKLab50%#EBEBEC
  • OKLCH50%#E8E9FF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #ffe4e6, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #ffe4e6 50%, white);

In use

#FFE4E6 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, 4.5:117.49:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.20:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.20:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.20:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #887173 4.50:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:117.49:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:115.60:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:115.60:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:115.60:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FFE4E6 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 12.0; tritanopia changes it least, 0.9.

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

    #E8E8E6 ΔE2000 11.7

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #EEECE6 ΔE2000 12.0

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFE2E5 ΔE2000 0.9

    Imperceptible

    Reads as pale grayish pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #EAEAEA ΔE2000 10.9

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

A near-neutral has no complementary hue to pair with, so tell it apart from neighboring grays by lightness contrast alone.

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FFE4E6

Its complement is #D6F2F1, a pale grayish cyan.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FFE4E6
  • Complement#D6F2F1

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FBE4F1
  • Base#FFE4E6
  • +30°#FEE6DC

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FFE4E6
  • +120°#E4F0DC
  • +240°#DEEDFF

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FFE4E6
  • +150°#DBF2E6
  • +210°#D7F1FA

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-100: #ffe4e6;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as rose-100;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        rose: { 100: '#ffe4e6' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own rose-100; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-rose-100: oklch(0.941 0.030 12.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "rose-100": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [1, 0.8941, 0.902],
        "hex": "#ffe4e6"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 rose-100"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let rose100 = Color(.sRGB, red: 1.000, green: 0.894, blue: 0.902, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Rose100 = Color(0xFFFFE4E6)
}

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 #FFE4E6 in the tools

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