[Tutorial] How to make use of Tailwind Colors directly in CSS Variables

[AmruthPillai]

Originally, I was messing around with the default theme a lot just to try and get the right palette. This meant that I had to be able to get the hex codes for a tailwind color palette, convert them to hsl and do all the cleanup, then finally use them as CSS variables.

Sounds like a daunting task, but VS Code really made it simple to do.

Of course, you don't have to do it all over again. Here's a snippet of all the Tailwind Colors as CSS Variables (in HSL) so you can copy/paste in true shadcn/ui fashion :)

:root {
  /* Slate */
  --slate-50: 210 40% 98%;
  --slate-100: 210 40% 96.1%;
  --slate-200: 214.3 31.8% 91.4%;
  --slate-300: 212.7 26.8% 83.9%;
  --slate-400: 215 20.2% 65.1%;
  --slate-500: 215.4 16.3% 46.9%;
  --slate-600: 215.3 19.3% 34.5%;
  --slate-700: 215.3 25% 26.7%;
  --slate-800: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;
  --slate-900: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
  --slate-950: 228.6 84% 4.9%;

  /* Gray */
  --gray-50: 210 20% 98%;
  --gray-100: 220 14.3% 95.9%;
  --gray-200: 220 13% 91%;
  --gray-300: 216 12.2% 83.9%;
  --gray-400: 217.9 10.6% 64.9%;
  --gray-500: 220 8.9% 46.1%;
  --gray-600: 215 13.8% 34.1%;
  --gray-700: 216.9 19.1% 26.7%;
  --gray-800: 215 27.9% 16.9%;
  --gray-900: 220.9 39.3% 11%;
  --gray-950: 224 71.4% 4.1%;

  /* Zinc */
  --zinc-50: 0 0% 98%;
  --zinc-100: 240 4.8% 95.9%;
  --zinc-200: 240 5.9% 90%;
  --zinc-300: 240 4.9% 83.9%;
  --zinc-400: 240 5% 64.9%;
  --zinc-500: 240 3.8% 46.1%;
  --zinc-600: 240 5.2% 33.9%;
  --zinc-700: 240 5.3% 26.1%;
  --zinc-800: 240 3.7% 15.9%;
  --zinc-900: 240 5.9% 10%;
  --zinc-950: 240 10% 3.9%;

  /* Neutral */
  --neutral-50: 0 0% 98%;
  --neutral-100: 0 0% 96.1%;
  --neutral-200: 0 0% 89.8%;
  --neutral-300: 0 0% 83.1%;
  --neutral-400: 0 0% 63.9%;
  --neutral-500: 0 0% 45.1%;
  --neutral-600: 0 0% 32.2%;
  --neutral-700: 0 0% 25.1%;
  --neutral-800: 0 0% 14.9%;
  --neutral-900: 0 0% 9%;
  --neutral-950: 0 0% 3.9%;

  /* Stone */
  --stone-50: 60 9.1% 97.8%;
  --stone-100: 60 4.8% 95.9%;
  --stone-200: 20 5.9% 90%;
  --stone-300: 24 5.7% 82.9%;
  --stone-400: 24 5.4% 63.9%;
  --stone-500: 25 5.3% 44.7%;
  --stone-600: 33.3 5.5% 32.4%;
  --stone-700: 30 6.3% 25.1%;
  --stone-800: 12 6.5% 15.1%;
  --stone-900: 24 9.8% 10%;
  --stone-950: 20 14.3% 4.1%;

  /* Red */
  --red-50: 0 85.7% 97.3%;
  --red-100: 0 93.3% 94.1%;
  --red-200: 0 96.3% 89.4%;
  --red-300: 0 93.5% 81.8%;
  --red-400: 0 90.6% 70.8%;
  --red-500: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
  --red-600: 0 72.2% 50.6%;
  --red-700: 0 73.7% 41.8%;
  --red-800: 0 70% 35.3%;
  --red-900: 0 62.8% 30.6%;
  --red-950: 0 74.7% 15.5%;

  /* Orange */
  --orange-50: 33.3 100% 96.5%;
  --orange-100: 34.3 100% 91.8%;
  --orange-200: 32.1 97.7% 83.1%;
  --orange-300: 30.7 97.2% 72.4%;
  --orange-400: 27 96% 61%;
  --orange-500: 24.6 95% 53.1%;
  --orange-600: 20.5 90.2% 48.2%;
  --orange-700: 17.5 88.3% 40.4%;
  --orange-800: 15 79.1% 33.7%;
  --orange-900: 15.3 74.6% 27.8%;
  --orange-950: 13 81.1% 14.5%;

  /* Amber */
  --amber-50: 48 100% 96.1%;
  --amber-100: 48 96.5% 88.8%;
  --amber-200: 48 96.6% 76.7%;
  --amber-300: 45.9 96.7% 64.5%;
  --amber-400: 43.3 96.4% 56.3%;
  --amber-500: 37.7 92.1% 50.2%;
  --amber-600: 32.1 94.6% 43.7%;
  --amber-700: 26 90.5% 37.1%;
  --amber-800: 22.7 82.5% 31.4%;
  --amber-900: 21.7 77.8% 26.5%;
  --amber-950: 20.9 91.7% 14.1%;

  /* Yellow */
  --yellow-50: 54.5 91.7% 95.3%;
  --yellow-100: 54.9 96.7% 88%;
  --yellow-200: 52.8 98.3% 76.9%;
  --yellow-300: 50.4 97.8% 63.5%;
  --yellow-400: 47.9 95.8% 53.1%;
  --yellow-500: 45.4 93.4% 47.5%;
  --yellow-600: 40.6 96.1% 40.4%;
  --yellow-700: 35.5 91.7% 32.9%;
  --yellow-800: 31.8 81% 28.8%;
  --yellow-900: 28.4 72.5% 25.7%;
  --yellow-950: 26 83.3% 14.1%;

  /* Lime */
  --lime-50: 78.3 92% 95.1%;
  --lime-100: 79.6 89.1% 89.2%;
  --lime-200: 80.9 88.5% 79.6%;
  --lime-300: 82 84.5% 67.1%;
  --lime-400: 82.7 78% 55.5%;
  --lime-500: 83.7 80.5% 44.3%;
  --lime-600: 84.8 85.2% 34.5%;
  --lime-700: 85.9 78.4% 27.3%;
  --lime-800: 86.3 69% 22.7%;
  --lime-900: 87.6 61.2% 20.2%;
  --lime-950: 89.3 80.4% 10%;

  /* Green */
  --green-50: 138.5 76.5% 96.7%;
  --green-100: 140.6 84.2% 92.5%;
  --green-200: 141 78.9% 85.1%;
  --green-300: 141.7 76.6% 73.1%;
  --green-400: 141.9 69.2% 58%;
  --green-500: 142.1 70.6% 45.3%;
  --green-600: 142.1 76.2% 36.3%;
  --green-700: 142.4 71.8% 29.2%;
  --green-800: 142.8 64.2% 24.1%;
  --green-900: 143.8 61.2% 20.2%;
  --green-950: 144.9 80.4% 10%;

  /* Emerald */
  --emerald-50: 151.8 81% 95.9%;
  --emerald-100: 149.3 80.4% 90%;
  --emerald-200: 152.4 76% 80.4%;
  --emerald-300: 156.2 71.6% 66.9%;
  --emerald-400: 158.1 64.4% 51.6%;
  --emerald-500: 160.1 84.1% 39.4%;
  --emerald-600: 161.4 93.5% 30.4%;
  --emerald-700: 162.9 93.5% 24.3%;
  --emerald-800: 163.1 88.1% 19.8%;
  --emerald-900: 164.2 85.7% 16.5%;
  --emerald-950: 165.7 91.3% 9%;

  /* Teal */
  --teal-50: 166.2 76.5% 96.7%;
  --teal-100: 167.2 85.5% 89.2%;
  --teal-200: 168.4 83.8% 78.2%;
  --teal-300: 170.6 76.9% 64.3%;
  --teal-400: 172.5 66% 50.4%;
  --teal-500: 173.4 80.4% 40%;
  --teal-600: 174.7 83.9% 31.6%;
  --teal-700: 175.3 77.4% 26.1%;
  --teal-800: 176.1 69.4% 21.8%;
  --teal-900: 175.9 60.8% 19%;
  --teal-950: 178.6 84.3% 10%;

  /* Cyan */
  --cyan-50: 183.2 100% 96.3%;
  --cyan-100: 185.1 95.9% 90.4%;
  --cyan-200: 186.2 93.5% 81.8%;
  --cyan-300: 187 92.4% 69%;
  --cyan-400: 187.9 85.7% 53.3%;
  --cyan-500: 188.7 94.5% 42.7%;
  --cyan-600: 191.6 91.4% 36.5%;
  --cyan-700: 192.9 82.3% 31%;
  --cyan-800: 194.4 69.6% 27.1%;
  --cyan-900: 196.4 63.6% 23.7%;
  --cyan-950: 197 78.9% 14.9%;

  /* Sky */
  --sky-50: 204 100% 97.1%;
  --sky-100: 204 93.8% 93.7%;
  --sky-200: 200.6 94.4% 86.1%;
  --sky-300: 199.4 95.5% 73.9%;
  --sky-400: 198.4 93.2% 59.6%;
  --sky-500: 198.6 88.7% 48.4%;
  --sky-600: 200.4 98% 39.4%;
  --sky-700: 201.3 96.3% 32.2%;
  --sky-800: 201 90% 27.5%;
  --sky-900: 202 80.3% 23.9%;
  --sky-950: 204 80.2% 15.9%;

  /* Blue */
  --blue-50: 213.8 100% 96.9%;
  --blue-100: 214.3 94.6% 92.7%;
  --blue-200: 213.3 96.9% 87.3%;
  --blue-300: 211.7 96.4% 78.4%;
  --blue-400: 213.1 93.9% 67.8%;
  --blue-500: 217.2 91.2% 59.8%;
  --blue-600: 221.2 83.2% 53.3%;
  --blue-700: 224.3 76.3% 48%;
  --blue-800: 225.9 70.7% 40.2%;
  --blue-900: 224.4 64.3% 32.9%;
  --blue-950: 226.2 57% 21%;

  /* Indigo */
  --indigo-50: 225.9 100% 96.7%;
  --indigo-100: 226.5 100% 93.9%;
  --indigo-200: 228 96.5% 88.8%;
  --indigo-300: 229.7 93.5% 81.8%;
  --indigo-400: 234.5 89.5% 73.9%;
  --indigo-500: 238.7 83.5% 66.7%;
  --indigo-600: 243.4 75.4% 58.6%;
  --indigo-700: 244.5 57.9% 50.6%;
  --indigo-800: 243.7 54.5% 41.4%;
  --indigo-900: 242.2 47.4% 34.3%;
  --indigo-950: 243.8 47.1% 20%;

  /* Violet */
  --violet-50: 250 100% 97.6%;
  --violet-100: 251.4 91.3% 95.5%;
  --violet-200: 250.5 95.2% 91.8%;
  --violet-300: 252.5 94.7% 85.1%;
  --violet-400: 255.1 91.7% 76.3%;
  --violet-500: 258.3 89.5% 66.3%;
  --violet-600: 262.1 83.3% 57.8%;
  --violet-700: 263.4 70% 50.4%;
  --violet-800: 263.4 69.3% 42.2%;
  --violet-900: 263.5 67.4% 34.9%;
  --violet-950: 261.2 72.6% 22.9%;

  /* Purple */
  --purple-50: 270 100% 98%;
  --purple-100: 268.7 100% 95.5%;
  --purple-200: 268.6 100% 91.8%;
  --purple-300: 269.2 97.4% 85.1%;
  --purple-400: 270 95.2% 75.3%;
  --purple-500: 270.7 91% 65.1%;
  --purple-600: 271.5 81.3% 55.9%;
  --purple-700: 272.1 71.7% 47.1%;
  --purple-800: 272.9 67.2% 39.4%;
  --purple-900: 273.6 65.6% 32%;
  --purple-950: 273.5 86.9% 21%;

  /* Fuchsia */
  --fuchsia-50: 289.1 100% 97.8%;
  --fuchsia-100: 287 100% 95.5%;
  --fuchsia-200: 288.3 95.8% 90.6%;
  --fuchsia-300: 291.1 93.1% 82.9%;
  --fuchsia-400: 292 91.4% 72.5%;
  --fuchsia-500: 292.2 84.1% 60.6%;
  --fuchsia-600: 293.4 69.5% 48.8%;
  --fuchsia-700: 294.7 72.4% 39.8%;
  --fuchsia-800: 295.4 70.2% 32.9%;
  --fuchsia-900: 296.7 63.6% 28%;
  --fuchsia-950: 296.8 90.2% 16.1%;

  /* Pink */
  --pink-50: 327.3 73.3% 97.1%;
  --pink-100: 325.7 77.8% 94.7%;
  --pink-200: 325.9 84.6% 89.8%;
  --pink-300: 327.4 87.1% 81.8%;
  --pink-400: 328.6 85.5% 70.2%;
  --pink-500: 330.4 81.2% 60.4%;
  --pink-600: 333.3 71.4% 50.6%;
  --pink-700: 335.1 77.6% 42%;
  --pink-800: 335.8 74.4% 35.3%;
  --pink-900: 335.9 69% 30.4%;
  --pink-950: 336.2 83.9% 17.1%;

  /* Rose */
  --rose-50: 355.7 100% 97.3%;
  --rose-100: 355.6 100% 94.7%;
  --rose-200: 352.7 96.1% 90%;
  --rose-300: 352.6 95.7% 81.8%;
  --rose-400: 351.3 94.5% 71.4%;
  --rose-500: 349.7 89.2% 60.2%;
  --rose-600: 346.8 77.2% 49.8%;
  --rose-700: 345.3 82.7% 40.8%;
  --rose-800: 343.4 79.7% 34.7%;
  --rose-900: 341.5 75.5% 30.4%;
  --rose-950: 343.1 87.7% 15.9%;
}