Tailwind Green
All 11 shades with hex codes — and, for each one, whether you can actually put text on it.
green-700
lightest shade that passes AA for body text on white — 5.02:1
Body copy at 5.02:1
✓ green-600 clears 3:1 for borders and icons on white
✓ green-600 is the darkest that passes AA on black
Every shade links to its full contrast report on white.
Shades, hex codes and contrast
| Shade | Hex | On white | On black | APCA Lc | Body text on white |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
green-50 |
#F0FDF4 |
1.05:1 | 20.06:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
green-100 |
#DCFCE7 |
1.10:1 | 19.12:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
green-200 |
#BBF7D0 |
1.21:1 | 17.33:1 | 10 | ✕ fails |
green-300 |
#86EFAC |
1.40:1 | 14.96:1 | 18 | ✕ fails |
green-400 |
#4ADE80 |
1.74:1 | 12.05:1 | 30 | ✕ fails |
green-500 |
#22C55E |
2.28:1 | 9.22:1 | 43 | ✕ fails |
green-600 |
#16A34A |
3.30:1 | 6.37:1 | 57 | ✕ large text only |
green-700 |
#15803D |
5.02:1 | 4.19:1 | 71 | ✓ AA |
green-800 |
#166534 |
7.13:1 | 2.95:1 | 81 | ✓ AAA |
green-900 |
#14532D |
9.11:1 | 2.30:1 | 87 | ✓ AAA |
green-950 |
#052E16 |
14.91:1 | 1.41:1 | 99 | ✓ AAA |
How to read this
- 4.5:1 is the WCAG 2.2 minimum for body text (1.4.3). 7:1 is AAA.
- 3:1 is the minimum for large text and for non-text things you have to see — borders, icons, focus rings (1.4.11).
- APCA Lc is a perceptual model that weights dark-on-light differently from light-on-dark. It disagrees with the ratio often enough to be worth reading; Lc 60 is roughly body-text territory, Lc 75 comfortable.
- Tailwind's green sits closest to the colour name Clover at its 500 stop.
Other Tailwind colours
Slate
#64748B
Gray
#6B7280
Zinc
#71717A
Neutral
#737373
Stone
#78716C
Red
#EF4444
Orange
#F97316
Amber
#F59E0B
Yellow
#EAB308
Lime
#84CC16
Emerald
#10B981
Teal
#14B8A6
Cyan
#06B6D4
Sky
#0EA5E9
Blue
#3B82F6
Indigo
#6366F1
Violet
#8B5CF6
Purple
#A855F7
Fuchsia
#D946EF
Pink
#EC4899
Rose
#F43F5E
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