#FFE4E6 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#FFE4E6

#FFE4E6 is a very light, vivid red. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class rose-100 (e.g. bg-rose-100, text-rose-100). Its nearest CSS named color is mistyrose (#ffe4e1). For readable text on a #FFE4E6 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (17.49:1). Because it is so light, #FFE4E6 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #FFE4E6 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#FFE4E6
RGBrgb(255, 228, 230)
HSLhsl(356, 100%, 95%)
HSV / HSB356°, 11%, 100%
Nearest namedmistyrose (#ffe4e1)

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#FFE4E6 in Tailwind CSS (rose-100)

#FFE4E6 ships with Tailwind CSS as rose-100 — use it as bg-rose-100, text-rose-100, or border-rose-100. It sits at step 100 of the rose ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #FFE4E6 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #FFE4E6 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FFE4E6 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 1.20:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail
Black text 17.49:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #FFE4E6 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More red colors in the library: #FEE2E2 (red-100), #FEF2F2 (red-50), #FECACA (red-200), #FFC0CB, #FCA5A5 (red-300), #F87171 (red-400).

Frequently Asked Questions

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