Tailwind Stone
All 11 shades with hex codes — and, for each one, whether you can actually put text on it.
stone-500
lightest shade that passes AA for body text on white — 4.80:1
Body copy at 4.80:1
✓ stone-500 clears 3:1 for borders and icons on white
✓ stone-400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
stone-50 |
#FAFAF9 |
1.04:1 | 20.11:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
stone-100 |
#F5F5F4 |
1.09:1 | 19.25:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
stone-200 |
#E7E5E4 |
1.26:1 | 16.73:1 | 12 | ✕ fails |
stone-300 |
#D6D3D1 |
1.49:1 | 14.10:1 | 22 | ✕ fails |
stone-400 |
#A8A29E |
2.52:1 | 8.33:1 | 47 | ✕ fails |
stone-500 |
#78716C |
4.80:1 | 4.38:1 | 70 | ✓ AA |
stone-600 |
#57534E |
7.63:1 | 2.75:1 | 83 | ✓ AAA |
stone-700 |
#44403C |
10.27:1 | 2.04:1 | 90 | ✓ AAA |
stone-800 |
#292524 |
15.17:1 | 1.38:1 | 99 | ✓ AAA |
stone-900 |
#1C1917 |
17.49:1 | 1.20:1 | 102 | ✓ AAA |
stone-950 |
#0C0A09 |
19.76:1 | 1.06:1 | 105 | ✓ 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 stone sits closest to the colour name Pewter at its 500 stop.
Other Tailwind colours
Slate
#64748B
Gray
#6B7280
Zinc
#71717A
Neutral
#737373
Red
#EF4444
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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