Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind rose-50 #FFF1F2

Tailwind CSS v3's rose-50 is #FFF1F2. It is an off-white in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.969 with chroma 0.015, too low for hue to matter. The nearest CSS named color is lavenderblush (#FFF0F5), ΔE2000 1.9 away.

Relative luminance
0.9058
OKLCH L · C · h
0.969 · 0.015 · 12.4
Best text
Black 19.11:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#FFF1F2 color codes

HEX
#FFF1F2
RGB
rgb(255, 241, 242)
HSL
hsl(356, 100%, 97%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.969 0.015 12.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.969 0.015 0.003)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 96.24, a* 4.87, b* 1.21
XYZ (D65)
X 88.72, Y 90.58, Z 96.80
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 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 #FFF1F2 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 19.11:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.09:1.

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

    19.11:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +99

  • White text on it

    1.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.09:1

  • As text on black

    19.11:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −100

  • As text on white

    1.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.09:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #7E7273 4.62:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.97 to 0.56 reaches 4.62:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FFF1F2 19.11:1

    It already reaches 19.11:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FFF1F2 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 #FFF1F2

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FFF1F2 sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#FFF1F2
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.11
  2. 100#F3E8E9
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.53
  3. 200#E0D4D5
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.54
  4. 300#C7BABB
    White
    1.88
    Black
    11.16
  5. 400#AB9E9F
    White
    2.58
    Black
    8.12
  6. 500#8F8384
    White
    3.65
    Black
    5.74
  7. 600#776B6C
    White
    5.11
    Black
    4.10
  8. 700#605556
    White
    7.16
    Black
    2.93
  9. 800#473D3E
    White
    10.47
    Black
    2.00
  10. 900#2F2627
    White
    14.71
    Black
    1.42
  11. 950#1B1415
    White
    18.14
    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. 50This color#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. 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 #FFF1F2 can get

A gray has no hue, so no gamut holds a more vivid version of #FFF1F2: more chroma would make it another color.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.015
sRGB edge
No hue
Display P3 edge
No hue
Rec. 2020 edge
No hue
Dominant wavelength
635 nm
Excitation purity
2%
Chromaticity
x 0.3213, y 0.3281

Mixing

Mixing #FFF1F2

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%#FFF8F9
  • OKLab50%#FFF8F8
  • OKLCH50%#FFF8F9

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#807979
  • OKLab50%#635D5E
  • OKLCH50%#635D5E
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fff1f2, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fff1f2 50%, white);

In use

#FFF1F2 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, 4.5:119.11:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.09:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.09:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.09:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #7E7273 4.62:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:119.11:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:117.05:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:117.05:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:117.05:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FFF1F2 looks with color blindness

As a neutral it barely changes under any simulation, ΔE2000 6.7 at most.

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

    #F3F3F2 ΔE2000 6.6

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F6F5F2 ΔE2000 6.7

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFF0F1 ΔE2000 0.4

    Imperceptible

    Reads as off-white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #F4F4F4 ΔE2000 6.3

    Noticeable

    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 #FFF1F2

A neutral has no hue to rotate, so every harmony collapses back to the same gray. Pair it with an accent color instead.

Or pair it by lightness: steps of its own scale as text on it, and what each can carry.

Build a lightness scale in Harmony Studio

  • Step 950 #1B1415 · 16.51:1

    Body text, AAA

  • Step 700 #605556 · 6.52:1

    Body text, AA

  • Step 300 #C7BABB · 1.71:1

    Decoration only, under 3:1

Code

Design tokens

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

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-rose-50: #fff1f2;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as rose-50;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        rose: { 50: '#fff1f2' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own rose-50; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-rose-50: oklch(0.969 0.015 12.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "rose-50": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [1, 0.9451, 0.949],
        "hex": "#fff1f2"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 rose-50"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let rose50 = Color(.sRGB, red: 1.000, green: 0.945, blue: 0.949, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Rose50 = Color(0xFFFFF1F2)
}

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 #FFF1F2 in the tools

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