Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind mist-200: #E3E7E8
In Tailwind CSS v4, mist-200 is defined as --color-mist-200: oklch(92.5% 0.005 214.3), which is #E3E7E8 in hex and rgb(227, 231, 232): a pale gray with a faint sky blue tint.
In OKLCH, mist-200 has a lightness of 92.5%, chroma 0.005 and hue 214.3°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #E3E7E8 represents it without loss on any screen.
Tailwind mist is a tinted neutral added in v4.2: a cool gray with a slight blue-cyan cast. It has no v3 equivalent.
Color codes for mist-200
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-mist-200 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(92.5% 0.005 214.3) |
| HEX | #E3E7E8 |
| RGB | rgb(227, 231, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 10%, 90%) |
| HWB | hwb(192 89% 9%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 9%) |
| Decimal | 14,936,040 |
| Utility classes | bg-mist-200, text-mist-200, border-mist-200 |
Tailwind mist scale
Contrast and accessibility
On mist-200, black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.24:1.
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 mist-200 | 16.86:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 91.4 |
| White text on mist-200 | 1.24:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −14.1 |
| Mist-200 text on white | 1.24:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 12.2 |
| Mist-200 text on black | 16.86:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −91.8 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-mist-200) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-mist-200), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#e4e8e9 - 15%
#e7ebeb - 25%
#eaedee - 35%
#edeff0 - 45%
#f0f2f2 - 55%
#f2f4f5 - 65%
#f5f7f7 - 75%
#f8f9f9 - 85%
#fbfbfc - 95%
#fefefe
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#d8dbdc - 15%
#c1c4c5 - 25%
#aaadae - 35%
#949697 - 45%
#7d7f80 - 55%
#666868 - 65%
#4f5151 - 75%
#393a3a - 85%
#222323 - 95%
#0b0c0c
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, mist-200's complementary color is #E9E5E4 (close to lavender), its analogous colors are #E3E7E6 and #E3E7E9, and its triadic partners are #E8E5E7 and #E7E6E2. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #e9e5e4 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #e3e7e6#e3e7e9 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #e8e5e7#e7e6e2 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #e9e5e6#e9e5e3 |
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 mist-200 is close to neutral: its OKLCH chroma is only 0.005, so its temperature comes from context. The faint 192° hue gives it a slightly cool cast.
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-mist-200 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-mist-200 border-mist-200">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-mist-200);
background-color: oklch(92.5% 0.005 214.3);
border-color: #e3e7e8;
outline-color: rgb(227 231 232);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let mist200 = Color(red: 0.890, green: 0.906, blue: 0.910)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Mist200 = Color(0xFFE3E7E8)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const mist200 = Color(0xFFE3E7E8);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="mist_200">#E3E7E8</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind mist-200?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, mist-200 is oklch(92.5% 0.005 214.3), which converts to #E3E7E8 (rgb(227, 231, 232)) in sRGB.
- Is mist-200 available in Tailwind v3?
- No. The mist scale was added in Tailwind CSS v4.2. In v3 you can recreate it in tailwind.config.js under theme.extend.colors with the hex #E3E7E8.
- How do I use mist-200 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-mist-200). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on mist-200?
- White text on mist-200 has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 16.86:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −14.1 for white and Lc 91.4 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to mist-200?
- The closest is lavender (#E6E6FA) at ΔE OK 2.6, followed by gainsboro and mistyrose.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.