Colours follow the pattern {property}-{colour}-{shade}:
text-red-500,bg-emerald-100,border-indigo-600- Shades go from 50 (lightest) to 950 (darkest).
- Opacity:
bg-black/50
Tailwind Colors
Text, background and border colours.
✍️ 3 exercises + code challenge in this lessonKey Takeaways: Tailwind Colors
Mastering Tailwind Colors helps you write clean and reliable Tailwind CSS code. Follow standard conventions, test edge cases, and keep logic simple. Try running the code example below and complete the exercises to build confidence.
Tailwind Colors Code Example
Tailwind CSS<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
<div class="p-6 space-y-2">
<p class="text-red-500">text-red-500</p>
<p class="bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-800 p-2">bg-emerald-100</p>
<p class="border-2 border-indigo-600 p-2">border-indigo-600</p>
<p class="bg-black/50 text-white p-2">bg-black/50</p>
</div>
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Tailwind Colors Practice Exercises
Check what you learned in “Tailwind Colors”.
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Set a light green background.
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Multiple choice
Which shade is the darkest?
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Code challenge
Make the paragraph text red-600 on a red-50 background.
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