Emerald is one of the color families shipped with this release. Jewel green — success, money, growth..
Shades#
100200300400500600700800900950
Palette table#
| Shade | Class fragment | Value | Best role |
|---|---|---|---|
100 | emerald-100 | #ecfdf5 | Very light — section backgrounds, badges on light UI, tinted code blocks. |
200 | emerald-200 | #d1fae5 | Light — borders on light themes, dividers with personality, chip backgrounds. |
300 | emerald-300 | #a7f3d0 | Soft — secondary borders, disabled states with color, placeholder decorations. |
400 | emerald-400 | #6ee7b7 | Medium-light — icons on dark surfaces, decorative accents, chart lines. |
500 | emerald-500 | #34d399 | The primary step — buttons, links, brand fills, key interactive elements. |
600 | emerald-600 | #10b981 | Hover step — hover states for 500 elements, or primary on very light UIs. |
700 | emerald-700 | #059669 | Active step — pressed states, emphasized text on light tinted backgrounds. |
800 | emerald-800 | #047857 | Dark — text on light palettes, headers in tinted sections, dark UI fills. |
900 | emerald-900 | #065f46 | Very dark — deep section backgrounds, high-contrast text carriers. |
950 | emerald-950 | #064e3b | Darkest — near-black tinted backgrounds, hero surfaces, footer tones. |
Use it#
<div class="bg-emerald-500 text-white p-6 rounded-xl">Emerald surface</div>
<p class="text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">Adaptive text</p>
<div class="border border-emerald-200 dark:border-emerald-800 bg-emerald-50 dark:bg-emerald-950 p-4 rounded-lg">Panel</div>Per-usage guides#
Emerald textstext-emerald-* in practice.Emerald backgroundsbg-emerald-* in practice.Emerald bordersborder-emerald-* in practice.Emerald gradientsfrom-emerald-* in practice.
Contrast#
Flip point: shades 50–400 want dark text (text-slate-900); shades 500+ (approx.) want white text. Verify with the accessibility/color-contrast|contrast guide.
Related palettes#
colors/lime|lime · colors/green|green · colors/color-pairing|Pairing recipes