Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind rose-700: #C70036
In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-700 is defined as --color-rose-700: oklch(51.4% 0.222 16.935), which is #C70036 in hex and rgb(199, 0, 54): a medium-dark, vivid red. In Tailwind v3, rose-700 was #BE123C.
In OKLCH, rose-700 has a lightness of 51.4%, chroma 0.222 and hue 16.9°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #C70036 is the sRGB fallback from the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm; on Display P3 screens browsers show a more saturated color, close to color(display-p3 0.7118 0.0771 0.2268).
In v3, rose-700 was #BE123C. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.4 away; v4 is more saturated.
Tailwind rose is a warm pink-red between pink and red, often used as a softer alternative to red for destructive actions.
Color codes for rose-700
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-rose-700 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(51.4% 0.222 16.935) |
| HEX | #C70036 |
| RGB | rgb(199, 0, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 100%, 39%) |
| HWB | hwb(344 0% 22%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 22%) |
| Decimal | 13,041,718 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.7118 0.0771 0.2268) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #BE123C |
| Utility classes | bg-rose-700, text-rose-700, border-rose-700 |
Tailwind rose scale
Contrast and accessibility
On rose-700, white text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and passes AA for normal text; black text reaches 3.48:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on rose-700 | 3.48:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | 26.7 |
| White text on rose-700 | 6.03:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | −82.7 |
| Rose-700 text on white | 6.03:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | 77.4 |
| Rose-700 text on black | 3.48:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | −24.4 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-rose-700) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-rose-700), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#ca0d40 - 15%
#cf2654 - 25%
#d54068 - 35%
#db597c - 45%
#e07390 - 55%
#e68ca5 - 65%
#eba6b9 - 75%
#f1bfcd - 85%
#f7d9e1 - 95%
#fcf2f5
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#bd0033 - 15%
#a9002e - 25%
#950029 - 35%
#810023 - 45%
#6d001e - 55%
#5a0018 - 65%
#460013 - 75%
#32000e - 85%
#1e0008 - 95%
#0a0003
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, rose-700's complementary color is #00797C (close to teal), its analogous colors are #B7007F and #AF3C00, and its triadic partners are #267C00 and #005DE2. For text on top, white gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #00797c |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #b7007f#af3c00 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #267c00#005de2 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #007d57#00739d |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
Tailwind rose-700 is a warm color: its hue is 344° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
<div class="bg-rose-700 text-white">...</div>
<p class="text-rose-700 border-rose-700">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-rose-700);
background-color: oklch(51.4% 0.222 16.935);
border-color: #c70036;
outline-color: rgb(199 0 54);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let rose700 = Color(red: 0.780, green: 0.000, blue: 0.212)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Rose700 = Color(0xFFC70036)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const rose700 = Color(0xFFC70036);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="rose_700">#C70036</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind rose-700?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-700 is oklch(51.4% 0.222 16.935), which converts to #C70036 (rgb(199, 0, 54)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #BE123C.
- What is the difference between rose-700 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #BE123C; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(51.4% 0.222 16.935). In v3, rose-700 was #BE123C. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.4 away; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use rose-700 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-rose-700). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on rose-700?
- White text on rose-700 has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1, which passes AA for normal text but not AAA under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 3.48:1 and passes AA only for large text (24 px, or 18.66 px bold, and up). In APCA terms that is Lc −82.7 for white and Lc 26.7 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to rose-700?
- The closest is firebrick (#B22222) at ΔE OK 5.7, followed by crimson and brown.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.