Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind pink-500: #F6339A
In Tailwind CSS v4, pink-500 is defined as --color-pink-500: oklch(65.6% 0.241 354.308), which is #F6339A in hex and rgb(246, 51, 154): a medium, vivid pink. In Tailwind v3, pink-500 was #EC4899.
In OKLCH, pink-500 has a lightness of 65.6%, chroma 0.241 and hue 354.3°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #F6339A represents it without loss on any screen.
In v3, pink-500 was #EC4899. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.9 away; v4 is more saturated.
Tailwind pink is a cool, bluish pink between fuchsia and rose.
Color codes for pink-500
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-pink-500 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(65.6% 0.241 354.308) |
| HEX | #F6339A |
| RGB | rgb(246, 51, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(328, 92%, 58%) |
| HWB | hwb(328 20% 4%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 79%, 37%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 16,135,066 |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #EC4899 |
| Utility classes | bg-pink-500, text-pink-500, border-pink-500 |
Tailwind pink scale
Contrast and accessibility
On pink-500, black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and passes AA for normal text; white text reaches 3.58:1.
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 pink-500 | 5.85:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | 42.3 |
| White text on pink-500 | 3.58:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | −67.2 |
| Pink-500 text on white | 3.58:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | 61.8 |
| Pink-500 text on black | 5.85:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | −39.9 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-pink-500) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-pink-500), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#f63d9f - 15%
#f752a9 - 25%
#f866b3 - 35%
#f97abd - 45%
#fa8fc7 - 55%
#fba3d2 - 65%
#fcb8dc - 75%
#fdcce6 - 85%
#fee0f0 - 95%
#fff5fa
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#ea3092 - 15%
#d12b83 - 25%
#b92674 - 35%
#a02164 - 45%
#871c55 - 55%
#6f1745 - 65%
#561236 - 75%
#3e0d27 - 85%
#250817 - 95%
#0c0308
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, pink-500's complementary color is #00AD8B (close to lightseagreen), its analogous colors are #D44AE1 and #FF313F, and its triadic partners are #909B00 and #009EE4. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #00ad8b |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #d44ae1#ff313f |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #909b00#009ee4 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #00b300#00a7b6 |
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 pink-500 sits on the boundary: its hue of 328° on the HSL wheel is a magenta, which reads warm next to blues and cool next to reds and oranges.
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-pink-500 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-pink-500 border-pink-500">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-pink-500);
background-color: oklch(65.6% 0.241 354.308);
border-color: #f6339a;
outline-color: rgb(246 51 154);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let pink500 = Color(red: 0.965, green: 0.200, blue: 0.604)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Pink500 = Color(0xFFF6339A)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const pink500 = Color(0xFFF6339A);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="pink_500">#F6339A</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind pink-500?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, pink-500 is oklch(65.6% 0.241 354.308), which converts to #F6339A (rgb(246, 51, 154)) in sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #EC4899.
- What is the difference between pink-500 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #EC4899; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(65.6% 0.241 354.308). In v3, pink-500 was #EC4899. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.9 away; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use pink-500 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-pink-500). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on pink-500?
- White text on pink-500 has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1, which passes AA only for large text (24 px, or 18.66 px bold, and up) under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 5.85:1 and passes AA for normal text but not AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −67.2 for white and Lc 42.3 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to pink-500?
- The closest is deeppink (#FF1493) at ΔE OK 2.3, followed by hotpink and mediumvioletred.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.