Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind stone-700: #44403B
In Tailwind CSS v4, stone-700 is defined as --color-stone-700: oklch(37.4% 0.01 67.558), which is #44403B in hex and rgb(68, 64, 59): a dark gray with a faint brown tint. In Tailwind v3, stone-700 was #44403C.
In OKLCH, stone-700 has a lightness of 37.4%, chroma 0.010 and hue 67.6°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #44403B represents it without loss on any screen.
In v3, stone-700 was #44403C. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.1 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
Tailwind stone is a warm gray with a slight brown-yellow tint, suited to editorial and earthy designs.
Color codes for stone-700
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-stone-700 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(37.4% 0.01 67.558) |
| HEX | #44403B |
| RGB | rgb(68, 64, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 7%, 25%) |
| HWB | hwb(33 23% 73%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 73%) |
| Decimal | 4,472,891 |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #44403C |
| Utility classes | bg-stone-700, text-stone-700, border-stone-700 |
Tailwind stone scale
Contrast and accessibility
On stone-700, white text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and passes AAA at any text size; black text reaches 2.04:1.
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 stone-700 | 2.04:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 10.0 |
| White text on stone-700 | 10.28:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −97.9 |
| Stone-700 text on white | 10.28:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 93.9 |
| Stone-700 text on black | 2.04:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −8.6 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-stone-700) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-stone-700), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#4d4a45 - 15%
#605d58 - 25%
#73706c - 35%
#858380 - 45%
#989693 - 55%
#aba9a7 - 65%
#bebcba - 75%
#d0cfce - 85%
#e3e2e2 - 95%
#f6f5f5
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#413d38 - 15%
#3a3632 - 25%
#33302c - 35%
#2c2a26 - 45%
#252320 - 55%
#1f1d1b - 65%
#181615 - 75%
#11100f - 85%
#0a0a09 - 95%
#030303
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, stone-700's complementary color is #3D4146 (close to darkslategray), its analogous colors are #463F3D and #42413B, and its triadic partners are #3B4342 and #423F45. For text on top, white gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #3d4146 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #463f3d#42413b |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #3b4342#423f45 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #3b4244#3f4046 |
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 stone-700 is close to neutral: its OKLCH chroma is only 0.010, so its temperature comes from context. The faint 33° hue gives it a slightly warm 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.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| darkslategray | #2f4f4f | 5.3 |
| darkslateblue | #483d8b | 13.9 |
| saddlebrown | #8b4513 | 14.1 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| neutral-700 | #404040 | 1.0 |
| taupe-700 | #473c39 | 1.2 |
| zinc-700 | #3f3f46 | 2.2 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-stone-700 text-white">...</div>
<p class="text-stone-700 border-stone-700">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-stone-700);
background-color: oklch(37.4% 0.01 67.558);
border-color: #44403b;
outline-color: rgb(68 64 59);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let stone700 = Color(red: 0.267, green: 0.251, blue: 0.231)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Stone700 = Color(0xFF44403B)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const stone700 = Color(0xFF44403B);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="stone_700">#44403B</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind stone-700?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, stone-700 is oklch(37.4% 0.01 67.558), which converts to #44403B (rgb(68, 64, 59)) in sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #44403C.
- What is the difference between stone-700 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #44403C; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(37.4% 0.01 67.558). In v3, stone-700 was #44403C. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.1 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
- How do I use stone-700 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-stone-700). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on stone-700?
- White text on stone-700 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1, which passes both AA and AAA under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 2.04:1 and fails AA even for large text. In APCA terms that is Lc −97.9 for white and Lc 10.0 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to stone-700?
- The closest is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at ΔE OK 5.3, followed by darkslateblue and saddlebrown.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.