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Tailwind green-200

In Tailwind CSS 4.3.3, green-200 is defined as oklch(92.5% 0.084 155.995); in hex that is #b9f8cf, or rgb(185 248 207). Black text on it reaches 17.39:1, passing WCAG AAA, and Recolor (recolor.page) can show it on a real page.

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#b9f8cfgreen-200
From the theme file of Tailwind CSS 4.3.3 (--color-green-200), converted with Recolor's color code, October 9, 2026
FormatValue
OKLCH, as Tailwind writes itoklch(92.5% 0.084 155.995)
Hex#b9f8cf
RGBrgb(185 248 207)
HSLhsl(141 82% 85%)
CSS variablevar(--color-green-200)
Nearest CSS nameaquamarine #7fffd4, 0.053 away in OKLab
White text1.21:1: AA fails, AAA fails, large text fails
Black text17.39:1: AA passes, AAA passes, large text passes

About green-200

In OKLCH, green-200 has a lightness of 92.5%, a chroma of 0.084 and a hue of 156.0 degrees, which makes it a pale green. The step up to green-100 is 3.7 points of lightness, and the step down to green-300 5.4 points.

Its lightness is 85% in HSL and 92.5% in OKLCH, 8 points apart; only the second tracks how light it looks. The value lies inside sRGB, the gamut of a hex code, so green-200 converts to #b9f8cf without losing chroma.

For text, green-200 wants black: 17.39:1 clears even AAA's 7:1, and white at 1.21:1 fails AA. On the green scale black text works down to green-600, which leaves green-200 4 shades of margin.

No CSS keyword matches it; aquamarine (#7fffd4) is the nearest, 0.053 away in OKLab, a clear step off.

Tints and shades

  1. #f4fef7
  2. #e9fdef
  3. #ddfce7
  4. #d1fbdf
  5. #c5f9d7
  6. #b9f8cf
  7. #90c3a2
  8. #6a9077
  9. #46604f
  10. #24342a
  11. #070e0a

From light to dark: 5 toward white and 5 toward black, mixed in OKLCH a sixth of the way at a time with the hue kept. A step that would repeat its neighbor is left out.

A palette around it

  1. #b9f8cf
  2. #2a5c3a
  3. #9cc3a4
  4. #151f19
  5. #5e8b6d

Locked as the first of five swatches, green-200 gets #2a5c3a, #9cc3a4, #151f19, #5e8b6d from Recolor's generator, a monochromatic palette, one hue in five lightnesses. The seed is its hex, so the palette stays the same. Open it in Recolor.

Using green-200

Pair it with text-black, 17.39:1; green-200 as text on a black page measures the same ratio. In CSS it is var(--color-green-200).

HTML
<a class="bg-green-200 text-black" href="/start">Get started</a>
<p class="text-green-200">Text in green-200</p>

Common questions

Does white text pass WCAG AA on Tailwind green-200?

No. White text measures 1.21:1 on green-200, under AA's 4.5:1; black text measures 17.39:1 and passes. The lightest green shade for white text is green-700.

Is Tailwind green-200 defined in OKLCH?

Yes. Tailwind CSS 4.3.3 defines it as --color-green-200: oklch(92.5% 0.084 155.995); #b9f8cf is its conversion to sRGB.

Is there a CSS named color for Tailwind green-200?

No. The nearest CSS named color is aquamarine (#7fffd4), 0.053 away in OKLab.

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