Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind green-300: #7BF1A8
In Tailwind CSS v4, green-300 is defined as --color-green-300: oklch(87.1% 0.15 154.449), which is #7BF1A8 in hex and rgb(123, 241, 168): a very light, vivid green. In Tailwind v3, green-300 was #86EFAC.
In OKLCH, green-300 has a lightness of 87.1%, chroma 0.150 and hue 154.4°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #7BF1A8 represents it without loss on any screen.
In v3, green-300 was #86EFAC. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.4 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
Tailwind green is the standard success color; in v4 its mid shades moved to a more saturated OKLCH green than the v3 hex values.
Color codes for green-300
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-green-300 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(87.1% 0.15 154.449) |
| HEX | #7BF1A8 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 241, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 81%, 71%) |
| HWB | hwb(143 48% 5%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(49%, 0%, 30%, 5%) |
| Decimal | 8,122,792 |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #86EFAC |
| Utility classes | bg-green-300, text-green-300, border-green-300 |
Tailwind green scale
Contrast and accessibility
On green-300, black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.40:1.
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 green-300 | 14.98:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 84.5 |
| White text on green-300 | 1.40:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −21.9 |
| Green-300 text on white | 1.40:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 19.2 |
| Green-300 text on black | 14.98:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −84.3 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-green-300) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-green-300), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#82f2ac - 15%
#8ff3b5 - 25%
#9cf5be - 35%
#a9f6c6 - 45%
#b6f7cf - 55%
#c4f9d8 - 65%
#d1fae1 - 75%
#defce9 - 85%
#ebfdf2 - 95%
#f8fefb
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#75e5a0 - 15%
#69cd8f - 25%
#5cb57e - 35%
#509d6d - 45%
#44855c - 55%
#376c4c - 65%
#2b543b - 75%
#1f3c2a - 85%
#122419 - 95%
#060c08
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, green-300's complementary color is #FFB2F9 (close to plum), its analogous colors are #BFE571 and #22F4E0, and its triadic partners are #C3D1FF and #FFBFAC. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #ffb2f9 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #bfe571#22f4e0 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #c3d1ff#ffbfac |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #e4c3ff#ffbacd |
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 green-300 is a cool color: its hue is 143° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
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.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| lightgreen | #90ee90 | 2.8 |
| palegreen | #98fb98 | 4.5 |
| mediumspringgreen | #00fa9a | 5.7 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| emerald-300 | #5ee9b5 | 3.8 |
| teal-300 | #46ecd5 | 6.9 |
| emerald-200 | #a4f4cf | 6.9 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-green-300 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-green-300 border-green-300">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-green-300);
background-color: oklch(87.1% 0.15 154.449);
border-color: #7bf1a8;
outline-color: rgb(123 241 168);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let green300 = Color(red: 0.482, green: 0.945, blue: 0.659)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Green300 = Color(0xFF7BF1A8)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const green300 = Color(0xFF7BF1A8);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="green_300">#7BF1A8</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind green-300?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, green-300 is oklch(87.1% 0.15 154.449), which converts to #7BF1A8 (rgb(123, 241, 168)) in sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #86EFAC.
- What is the difference between green-300 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #86EFAC; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(87.1% 0.15 154.449). In v3, green-300 was #86EFAC. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.4 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use green-300 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-green-300). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on green-300?
- White text on green-300 has a contrast ratio of 1.40:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 14.98:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −21.9 for white and Lc 84.5 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to green-300?
- The closest is lightgreen (#90EE90) at ΔE OK 2.8, followed by palegreen and mediumspringgreen.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.