Tailwind CSS Colors Reference
bg-slate-50
#F8FAFC
bg-slate-100
#F1F5F9
bg-slate-200
#E2E8F0
bg-slate-300
#CBD5E1
bg-slate-400
#94A3B8
bg-slate-500
#64748B
bg-slate-600
#475569
bg-slate-700
#334155
bg-slate-800
#1E293B
bg-slate-900
#0F172A
bg-slate-950
#020617
bg-gray-50
#F9FAFB
bg-gray-100
#F3F4F6
bg-gray-200
#E5E7EB
bg-gray-300
#D1D5DB
bg-gray-400
#9CA3AF
bg-gray-500
#6B7280
bg-gray-600
#4B5563
bg-gray-700
#374151
bg-gray-800
#1F2937
bg-gray-900
#111827
bg-gray-950
#030712
bg-zinc-50
#FAFAFA
bg-zinc-100
#F4F4F5
bg-zinc-200
#E4E4E7
bg-zinc-300
#D4D4D8
bg-zinc-400
#A1A1AA
bg-zinc-500
#71717A
bg-zinc-600
#52525B
bg-zinc-700
#3F3F46
bg-zinc-800
#27272A
bg-zinc-900
#18181B
bg-zinc-950
#09090B
bg-neutral-50
#FAFAFA
bg-neutral-100
#F5F5F5
bg-neutral-200
#E5E5E5
bg-neutral-300
#D4D4D4
bg-neutral-400
#A3A3A3
bg-neutral-500
#737373
bg-neutral-600
#525252
bg-neutral-700
#404040
bg-neutral-800
#262626
bg-neutral-900
#171717
bg-neutral-950
#0A0A0A
bg-stone-50
#FAFAF9
bg-stone-100
#F5F5F4
bg-stone-200
#E7E5E4
bg-stone-300
#D6D3D1
bg-stone-400
#A8A29E
bg-stone-500
#78716C
bg-stone-600
#57534E
bg-stone-700
#44403C
bg-stone-800
#292524
bg-stone-900
#1C1917
bg-stone-950
#0C0A09
bg-red-50
#FEF2F2
bg-red-100
#FEE2E2
bg-red-200
#FECACA
bg-red-300
#FCA5A5
bg-red-400
#F87171
bg-red-500
#EF4444
bg-red-600
#DC2626
bg-red-700
#B91C1C
bg-red-800
#991B1B
bg-red-900
#7F1D1D
bg-red-950
#450A0A
bg-orange-50
#FFF7ED
bg-orange-100
#FFEDD5
bg-orange-200
#FED7AA
bg-orange-300
#FDBA74
bg-orange-400
#FB923C
bg-orange-500
#F97316
bg-orange-600
#EA580C
bg-orange-700
#C2410C
bg-orange-800
#9A3412
bg-orange-900
#7C2D12
bg-orange-950
#431407
bg-amber-50
#FFFBEB
bg-amber-100
#FEF3C7
bg-amber-200
#FDE68A
bg-amber-300
#FCD34D
bg-amber-400
#FBBF24
bg-amber-500
#F59E0B
bg-amber-600
#D97706
bg-amber-700
#B45309
bg-amber-800
#92400E
bg-amber-900
#78350F
bg-amber-950
#451A03
bg-yellow-50
#FEFCE8
bg-yellow-100
#FEF9C3
bg-yellow-200
#FEF08A
bg-yellow-300
#FDE047
bg-yellow-400
#FACC15
bg-yellow-500
#EAB308
bg-yellow-600
#CA8A04
bg-yellow-700
#A16207
bg-yellow-800
#854D0E
bg-yellow-900
#713F12
bg-yellow-950
#422006
bg-lime-50
#F7FEE7
bg-lime-100
#ECFCCB
bg-lime-200
#D9F99D
bg-lime-300
#BEF264
bg-lime-400
#A3E635
bg-lime-500
#84CC16
bg-lime-600
#65A30D
bg-lime-700
#4D7C0F
bg-lime-800
#3F6212
bg-lime-900
#365314
bg-lime-950
#1A2E05
bg-green-50
#F0FDF4
bg-green-100
#DCFCE7
bg-green-200
#BBF7D0
bg-green-300
#86EFAC
bg-green-400
#4ADE80
bg-green-500
#22C55E
bg-green-600
#16A34A
bg-green-700
#15803D
bg-green-800
#166534
bg-green-900
#14532D
bg-green-950
#052E16
bg-emerald-50
#ECFDF5
bg-emerald-100
#D1FAE5
bg-emerald-200
#A7F3D0
bg-emerald-300
#6EE7B7
bg-emerald-400
#34D399
bg-emerald-500
#10B981
bg-emerald-600
#059669
bg-emerald-700
#047857
bg-emerald-800
#065F46
bg-emerald-900
#064E3B
bg-emerald-950
#022C22
bg-teal-50
#F0FDFA
bg-teal-100
#CCFBF1
bg-teal-200
#99F6E4
bg-teal-300
#5EEAD4
bg-teal-400
#2DD4BF
bg-teal-500
#14B8A6
bg-teal-600
#0D9488
bg-teal-700
#0F766E
bg-teal-800
#115E59
bg-teal-900
#134E4A
bg-teal-950
#042F2E
bg-cyan-50
#ECFEFF
bg-cyan-100
#CFFAFE
bg-cyan-200
#A5F3FC
bg-cyan-300
#67E8F9
bg-cyan-400
#22D3EE
bg-cyan-500
#06B6D4
bg-cyan-600
#0891B2
bg-cyan-700
#0E7490
bg-cyan-800
#155E75
bg-cyan-900
#164E63
bg-cyan-950
#083344
bg-sky-50
#F0F9FF
bg-sky-100
#E0F2FE
bg-sky-200
#BAE6FD
bg-sky-300
#7DD3FC
bg-sky-400
#38BDF8
bg-sky-500
#0EA5E9
bg-sky-600
#0284C7
bg-sky-700
#0369A1
bg-sky-800
#075985
bg-sky-900
#0C4A6E
bg-sky-950
#082F49
bg-blue-50
#EFF6FF
bg-blue-100
#DBEAFE
bg-blue-200
#BFDBFE
bg-blue-300
#93C5FD
bg-blue-400
#60A5FA
bg-blue-500
#3B82F6
bg-blue-600
#2563EB
bg-blue-700
#1D4ED8
bg-blue-800
#1E40AF
bg-blue-900
#1E3A8A
bg-blue-950
#172554
bg-indigo-50
#EEF2FF
bg-indigo-100
#E0E7FF
bg-indigo-200
#C7D2FE
bg-indigo-300
#A5B4FC
bg-indigo-400
#818CF8
bg-indigo-500
#6366F1
bg-indigo-600
#4F46E5
bg-indigo-700
#4338CA
bg-indigo-800
#3730A3
bg-indigo-900
#312E81
bg-indigo-950
#1E1B4B
bg-violet-50
#F5F3FF
bg-violet-100
#EDE9FE
bg-violet-200
#DDD6FE
bg-violet-300
#C4B5FD
bg-violet-400
#A78BFA
bg-violet-500
#8B5CF6
bg-violet-600
#7C3AED
bg-violet-700
#6D28D9
bg-violet-800
#5B21B6
bg-violet-900
#4C1D95
bg-violet-950
#2E1065
bg-purple-50
#FAF5FF
bg-purple-100
#F3E8FF
bg-purple-200
#E9D5FF
bg-purple-300
#D8B4FE
bg-purple-400
#C084FC
bg-purple-500
#A855F7
bg-purple-600
#9333EA
bg-purple-700
#7E22CE
bg-purple-800
#6B21A8
bg-purple-900
#581C87
bg-purple-950
#3B0764
bg-fuchsia-50
#FDF4FF
bg-fuchsia-100
#FAE8FF
bg-fuchsia-200
#F5D0FE
bg-fuchsia-300
#F0ABFC
bg-fuchsia-400
#E879F9
bg-fuchsia-500
#D946EF
bg-fuchsia-600
#C026D3
bg-fuchsia-700
#A21CAF
bg-fuchsia-800
#86198F
bg-fuchsia-900
#701A75
bg-fuchsia-950
#4A044E
bg-pink-50
#FDF2F8
bg-pink-100
#FCE7F3
bg-pink-200
#FBCFE8
bg-pink-300
#F9A8D4
bg-pink-400
#F472B6
bg-pink-500
#EC4899
bg-pink-600
#DB2777
bg-pink-700
#BE185D
bg-pink-800
#9D174D
bg-pink-900
#831843
bg-pink-950
#500724
bg-rose-50
#FFF1F2
bg-rose-100
#FFE4E6
bg-rose-200
#FECDD3
bg-rose-300
#FDA4AF
bg-rose-400
#FB7185
bg-rose-500
#F43F5E
bg-rose-600
#E11D48
bg-rose-700
#BE123C
bg-rose-800
#9F1239
bg-rose-900
#881337
bg-rose-950
#4C0519
How to Use the Tailwind CSS Colors Reference
Tailwind CSS ships with a carefully designed default color palette organized into hue families — slate, gray, zinc, neutral, stone, red, orange, amber, yellow, lime, green, emerald, teal, cyan, sky, blue, indigo, violet, purple, fuchsia, pink, and rose. Each family contains eleven steps from 50 (lightest tint) through 950 (darkest shade), providing systematic tonal ranges for backgrounds, text, borders, and rings without custom Hex management.
Search by hue name or shade number to find the exact utility class and Hex value. Click bg-blue-500 to copy the class name; click the swatch to copy #3B82F6. The reference maps every default token so you can verify designs match Tailwind conventions before writing className strings. Extended colors (like the deprecated warmGray renamed to stone) reflect current Tailwind v3+ defaults.
Utility classes follow predictable patterns: bg-{color}-{shade} for backgrounds, text-{color}-{shade} for foreground, border-{color}-{shade} for borders, and ring-{color}-{shade} for focus rings. Opacity modifiers append with slash syntax: bg-blue-500/50 for 50% opacity. Arbitrary values like bg-[#1a2b3c] escape the palette when brand colors fall outside defaults.
Extend the palette in tailwind.config.js with custom brand colors using the shade and tint generator to produce matching 50–950 scales. Use the contrast checker on text-{color}-700 against bg-{color}-50 pairings common in Tailwind UI patterns to verify WCAG compliance.
Whether you are building a new Tailwind project, translating a Figma design into utility classes, or comparing default blues against your brand primary, this reference eliminates config spelunking and documentation tab switching.
Common use cases
Tailwind project setup
Pick default palette colors for layout, typography, and components without opening tailwind.config.js.
Design-to-code handoff
Map Figma Hex values to nearest Tailwind classes for consistent utility-class implementation.
Component library docs
Document which Tailwind color tokens each component variant uses with accurate Hex references.
Custom theme planning
Compare default Tailwind hues against brand colors before deciding which families to override.
Frequently asked questions
50 is the lightest tint, 500 is the base mid-tone, and 950 is the darkest shade in each hue family.
Extend theme.colors in tailwind.config.js. Use the shade generator to build a matching 50–950 scale.
The default palette matches Tailwind CSS v3 and v4 core color tokens including renamed gray families.