Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind rose-600: #EC003F
In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-600 is defined as --color-rose-600: oklch(58.6% 0.253 17.585), which is #EC003F in hex and rgb(236, 0, 63): a medium, vivid red. In Tailwind v3, rose-600 was #E11D48.
In OKLCH, rose-600 has a lightness of 58.6%, chroma 0.253 and hue 17.6°. It is the most saturated shade of the rose scale.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #EC003F 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 0.8488 0.102 0.2693).
In v3, rose-600 was #E11D48. The v4 value is ΔE OK 3.1 away; v4 is 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-600
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-rose-600 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(58.6% 0.253 17.585) |
| HEX | #EC003F |
| RGB | rgb(236, 0, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 100%, 46%) |
| HWB | hwb(344 0% 7%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 7%) |
| Decimal | 15,466,559 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.8488 0.102 0.2693) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #E11D48 |
| Utility classes | bg-rose-600, text-rose-600, border-rose-600 |
Tailwind rose scale
Contrast and accessibility
On rose-600, black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and passes AA for normal text; white text reaches 4.52:1.
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-600 | 4.63:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | 35.6 |
| White text on rose-600 | 4.52:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | −74.0 |
| Rose-600 text on white | 4.52:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | 68.5 |
| Rose-600 text on black | 4.63:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | −33.1 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-rose-600) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-rose-600), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#ed0d49 - 15%
#ef265c - 25%
#f1406f - 35%
#f35982 - 45%
#f57395 - 55%
#f68ca9 - 65%
#f8a6bc - 75%
#fabfcf - 85%
#fcd9e2 - 95%
#fef2f5
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#e0003c - 15%
#c90036 - 25%
#b1002f - 35%
#990029 - 45%
#820023 - 55%
#6a001c - 65%
#530016 - 75%
#3b0010 - 85%
#230009 - 95%
#0c0003
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, rose-600's complementary color is #009195 (close to darkcyan), its analogous colors are #DB0097 and #CF4D00, and its triadic partners are #2C9500 and #0070FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #009195 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #db0097#cf4d00 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #2c9500#0070ff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #00966b#008abb |
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-600 is a warm color: its hue is 344° 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-600 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-rose-600 border-rose-600">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-rose-600);
background-color: oklch(58.6% 0.253 17.585);
border-color: #ec003f;
outline-color: rgb(236 0 63);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let rose600 = Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.000, blue: 0.247)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Rose600 = Color(0xFFEC003F)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const rose600 = Color(0xFFEC003F);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="rose_600">#EC003F</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind rose-600?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-600 is oklch(58.6% 0.253 17.585), which converts to #EC003F (rgb(236, 0, 63)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #E11D48.
- What is the difference between rose-600 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #E11D48; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(58.6% 0.253 17.585). In v3, rose-600 was #E11D48. The v4 value is ΔE OK 3.1 away; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use rose-600 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-rose-600). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on rose-600?
- White text on rose-600 has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1, which passes AA for normal text but not AAA under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 4.63:1 and passes AA for normal text but not AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −74.0 for white and Lc 35.6 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to rose-600?
- The closest is crimson (#DC143C) at ΔE OK 3.6, followed by red and orangered.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.