Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind rose-400: #FF637E
In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-400 is defined as --color-rose-400: oklch(71.2% 0.194 13.428), which is #FF637E in hex and rgb(255, 99, 126): a light, vivid pink. In Tailwind v3, rose-400 was #FB7185.
In OKLCH, rose-400 has a lightness of 71.2%, chroma 0.194 and hue 13.4°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #FF637E 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 0.9429 0.4308 0.5031).
In v3, rose-400 was #FB7185. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.6 away; v4 is darker and 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-400
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-rose-400 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(71.2% 0.194 13.428) |
| HEX | #FF637E |
| RGB | rgb(255, 99, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 100%, 69%) |
| HWB | hwb(350 39% 0%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 61%, 51%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16,737,150 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.9429 0.4308 0.5031) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #FB7185 |
| Utility classes | bg-rose-400, text-rose-400, border-rose-400 |
Tailwind rose scale
Contrast and accessibility
On rose-400, black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 2.86:1.
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-400 | 7.33:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 50.1 |
| White text on rose-400 | 2.86:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −59.2 |
| Rose-400 text on white | 2.86:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 53.9 |
| Rose-400 text on black | 7.33:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −47.9 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-rose-400) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-rose-400), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#ff6b84 - 15%
#ff7a91 - 25%
#ff8a9e - 35%
#ff9aab - 45%
#ffa9b8 - 55%
#ffb9c5 - 65%
#ffc8d2 - 75%
#ffd8df - 85%
#ffe8ec - 95%
#fff7f9
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#f25e78 - 15%
#d9546b - 25%
#bf4a5f - 35%
#a64052 - 45%
#8c3645 - 55%
#732d39 - 65%
#59232c - 75%
#401920 - 85%
#260f13 - 95%
#0d0506
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, rose-400's complementary color is #00BDBB (close to lightseagreen), its analogous colors are #F168C1 and #FF7025, and its triadic partners are #6DBA1B and #45A4FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #00bdbb |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #f168c1#ff7025 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #6dba1b#45a4ff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #00c382#00b5e8 |
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-400 is a warm color: its hue is 350° 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-400 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-rose-400 border-rose-400">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-rose-400);
background-color: oklch(71.2% 0.194 13.428);
border-color: #ff637e;
outline-color: rgb(255 99 126);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let rose400 = Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.388, blue: 0.494)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Rose400 = Color(0xFFFF637E)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const rose400 = Color(0xFFFF637E);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="rose_400">#FF637E</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind rose-400?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-400 is oklch(71.2% 0.194 13.428), which converts to #FF637E (rgb(255, 99, 126)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #FB7185.
- What is the difference between rose-400 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #FB7185; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(71.2% 0.194 13.428). In v3, rose-400 was #FB7185. The v4 value is ΔE OK 2.6 away; v4 is darker and more saturated.
- How do I use rose-400 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-rose-400). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on rose-400?
- White text on rose-400 has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 7.33:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −59.2 for white and Lc 50.1 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to rose-400?
- The closest is lightcoral (#F08080) at ΔE OK 6.2, followed by salmon and tomato.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.