Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind taupe-500: #7C6D67
In Tailwind CSS v4, taupe-500 is defined as --color-taupe-500: oklch(54.7% 0.021 43.1), which is #7C6D67 in hex and rgb(124, 109, 103): a medium-dark, grayish brown.
In OKLCH, taupe-500 has a lightness of 54.7%, chroma 0.021 and hue 43.1°. It is the most saturated shade of the taupe scale.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #7C6D67 represents it without loss on any screen.
Tailwind taupe is a tinted neutral added in v4.2: a warm gray with a brown cast. It has no v3 equivalent.
Color codes for taupe-500
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-taupe-500 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(54.7% 0.021 43.1) |
| HEX | #7C6D67 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 109, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 9%, 45%) |
| HWB | hwb(17 40% 51%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 51%) |
| Decimal | 8,154,471 |
| Utility classes | bg-taupe-500, text-taupe-500, border-taupe-500 |
Tailwind taupe scale
Contrast and accessibility
On taupe-500, white text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and passes AA for normal text; black text reaches 4.24:1.
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 taupe-500 | 4.24:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | 29.8 |
| White text on taupe-500 | 4.95:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | −79.7 |
| Taupe-500 text on white | 4.95:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | 74.3 |
| Taupe-500 text on black | 4.24:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | −27.4 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-taupe-500) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-taupe-500), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#83746f - 15%
#90837e - 25%
#9d928d - 35%
#aaa09c - 45%
#b7afab - 55%
#c4bdbb - 65%
#d1ccca - 75%
#dedbd9 - 85%
#ebe9e8 - 95%
#f8f8f7
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#766862 - 15%
#695d58 - 25%
#5d524d - 35%
#514743 - 45%
#443c39 - 55%
#38312e - 65%
#2b2624 - 75%
#1f1b1a - 85%
#13100f - 95%
#060505
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, taupe-500's complementary color is #64747A (close to dimgray), its analogous colors are #7C6C6D and #786F64, and its triadic partners are #66756D and #6F6F7D. For text on top, white gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #64747a |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #7c6c6d#786f64 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #66756d#6f6f7d |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #637574#68727d |
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 taupe-500 is close to neutral: its OKLCH chroma is only 0.021, so its temperature comes from context. The faint 17° 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.
Code snippets
<div class="bg-taupe-500 text-white">...</div>
<p class="text-taupe-500 border-taupe-500">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-taupe-500);
background-color: oklch(54.7% 0.021 43.1);
border-color: #7c6d67;
outline-color: rgb(124 109 103);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let taupe500 = Color(red: 0.486, green: 0.427, blue: 0.404)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Taupe500 = Color(0xFF7C6D67)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const taupe500 = Color(0xFF7C6D67);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="taupe_500">#7C6D67</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind taupe-500?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, taupe-500 is oklch(54.7% 0.021 43.1), which converts to #7C6D67 (rgb(124, 109, 103)) in sRGB.
- Is taupe-500 available in Tailwind v3?
- No. The taupe scale was added in Tailwind CSS v4.2. In v3 you can recreate it in tailwind.config.js under theme.extend.colors with the hex #7C6D67.
- How do I use taupe-500 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-taupe-500). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on taupe-500?
- White text on taupe-500 has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1, which passes AA for normal text but not AAA under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 4.24:1 and passes AA only for large text (24 px, or 18.66 px bold, and up). In APCA terms that is Lc −79.7 for white and Lc 29.8 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to taupe-500?
- The closest is dimgray (#696969) at ΔE OK 3.4, followed by gray and slategray.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.