Tailwind Red
All 11 shades with hex codes — and, for each one, whether you can actually put text on it.
red-600
lightest shade that passes AA for body text on white — 4.83:1
Body copy at 4.83:1
✓ red-500 clears 3:1 for borders and icons on white
✓ red-500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
red-50 |
#FEF2F2 |
1.09:1 | 19.20:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
red-100 |
#FEE2E2 |
1.22:1 | 17.19:1 | 10 | ✕ fails |
red-200 |
#FECACA |
1.45:1 | 14.52:1 | 20 | ✕ fails |
red-300 |
#FCA5A5 |
1.90:1 | 11.06:1 | 34 | ✕ fails |
red-400 |
#F87171 |
2.77:1 | 7.59:1 | 51 | ✕ fails |
red-500 |
#EF4444 |
3.76:1 | 5.58:1 | 62 | ✕ large text only |
red-600 |
#DC2626 |
4.83:1 | 4.35:1 | 70 | ✓ AA |
red-700 |
#B91C1C |
6.47:1 | 3.25:1 | 79 | ✓ AA |
red-800 |
#991B1B |
8.31:1 | 2.53:1 | 85 | ✓ AAA |
red-900 |
#7F1D1D |
10.02:1 | 2.10:1 | 90 | ✓ AAA |
red-950 |
#450A0A |
16.14:1 | 1.30:1 | 101 | ✓ 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 red sits closest to the colour name Scarlet at its 500 stop.
Other Tailwind colours
Slate
#64748B
Gray
#6B7280
Zinc
#71717A
Neutral
#737373
Stone
#78716C
Orange
#F97316
Amber
#F59E0B
Yellow
#EAB308
Lime
#84CC16
Green
#22C55E
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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