Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind pink-700: #C6005C
In Tailwind CSS v4, pink-700 is defined as --color-pink-700: oklch(52.5% 0.223 3.958), which is #C6005C in hex and rgb(198, 0, 92): a medium-dark, vivid red. In Tailwind v3, pink-700 was #BE185D.
In OKLCH, pink-700 has a lightness of 52.5%, chroma 0.223 and hue 4.0°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #C6005C 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 0.7115 0.101 0.3582).
In v3, pink-700 was #BE185D. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.4 away; v4 is more saturated.
Tailwind pink is a cool, bluish pink between fuchsia and rose.
Color codes for pink-700
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-pink-700 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(52.5% 0.223 3.958) |
| HEX | #C6005C |
| RGB | rgb(198, 0, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(332, 100%, 39%) |
| HWB | hwb(332 0% 22%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 100%, 54%, 22%) |
| Decimal | 12,976,220 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.7115 0.101 0.3582) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #BE185D |
| Utility classes | bg-pink-700, text-pink-700, border-pink-700 |
Tailwind pink scale
Contrast and accessibility
On pink-700, white text has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 and passes AA for normal text; black text reaches 3.55:1.
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-700 | 3.55:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | 27.2 |
| White text on pink-700 | 5.90:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | −82.2 |
| Pink-700 text on white | 5.90:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | 76.9 |
| Pink-700 text on black | 3.55:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | −24.8 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-pink-700) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-pink-700), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#c90d64 - 15%
#cf2674 - 25%
#d44085 - 35%
#da5995 - 45%
#e073a5 - 55%
#e58cb6 - 65%
#eba6c6 - 75%
#f1bfd6 - 85%
#f6d9e7 - 95%
#fcf2f7
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#bc0057 - 15%
#a8004e - 25%
#950045 - 35%
#81003c - 45%
#6d0033 - 55%
#590029 - 65%
#450020 - 75%
#320017 - 85%
#1e000e - 95%
#0a0005
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, pink-700's complementary color is #007F72 (close to teal), its analogous colors are #AF169E and #CB0000, and its triadic partners are #597700 and #006FBE. For text on top, white gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #007f72 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #af169e#cb0000 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #597700#006fbe |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #00833b#007a92 |
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-700 is a warm color: its hue is 332° 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-pink-700 text-white">...</div>
<p class="text-pink-700 border-pink-700">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-pink-700);
background-color: oklch(52.5% 0.223 3.958);
border-color: #c6005c;
outline-color: rgb(198 0 92);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let pink700 = Color(red: 0.776, green: 0.000, blue: 0.361)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Pink700 = Color(0xFFC6005C)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const pink700 = Color(0xFFC6005C);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="pink_700">#C6005C</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind pink-700?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, pink-700 is oklch(52.5% 0.223 3.958), which converts to #C6005C (rgb(198, 0, 92)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #BE185D.
- What is the difference between pink-700 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #BE185D; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(52.5% 0.223 3.958). In v3, pink-700 was #BE185D. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.4 away; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use pink-700 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-pink-700). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on pink-700?
- White text on pink-700 has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1, which passes AA for normal text but not AAA under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 3.55:1 and passes AA only for large text (24 px, or 18.66 px bold, and up). In APCA terms that is Lc −82.2 for white and Lc 27.2 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to pink-700?
- The closest is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at ΔE OK 6.2, followed by crimson and firebrick.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.