Contrast In Tailwind CSS
Our goal in this article is to explore Tailwind Contrast, how to use it, Contrast effects on a webpage’s appearance, and some best practices for implementing it.
In web design, contrast is a crucial element for creating visually appealing and accessible websites.
It is the difference between two or more colors used in a design, and it can greatly affect the legibility, readability, and overall aesthetic of a webpage.
Importance of Contrast in Web Design
To understand Tailwind contrast property and its classes, it is imperative to understand contrast’s role in web design.
Contrast can make navigating and comprehending a webpage easier by creating a hierarchy of information.
Text and key elements, such as buttons or call to action, can also be made more legible.
Conversely, it should be deliberate and thoughtful. Poorly executed contrast can make a design difficult to read, especially for users with visual impairments.
Tailwind Contrast
Tailwind Contrast property provides several classes that can be used to control contrast in your web designs.
These classes can be used to adjust the Image contrast, text contrast, border contrast etc.
Contrast can be increased or decreased using Tailwind Contrast class.
We can achieve this in normal CSS by using the CSS Contrast() function and in Tailwind CSS this feature was introduced in version 2.1.
Syntax
<element class="filter Contrast-{amount}">....</element>Tailwind Contrast Classes
As shown in the table below, you can see a complete list of the classes available in Tailwind Contrast.
| Classes | Overview |
| contrast-0 | This class sets the contrast equivalent to CSS contrast(0). |
| contrast-50 | This class is used to define contrast equal to CSS contrast(0.5). |
| contrast-75 | It is used to set the contrast similar to CSS contrast(0.75). |
| contrast-100 | Using this class, you can set the contrast equal to CSS contrast(1.0). This is the default value. Classes with value greater than 100 increase contrast while classes with value lesser than 100 decrease contrast. |
| contrast-125 | This class applies the same styles as CSS contrast(1.25). |
| contrast-150 | Increases contrast 1.5 times the default value. It is an alternative to CSS contrast(1.50). |
| contrast-200 | Contrast is set to twice the default value. Equivalent to CSS contrast(2.0). |
In below example, we’ll explore a few of the contrast utility classes provided by Tailwind CSS:
Example:
The following example showcases the remaining contrast classes in Tailwind that were not covered in previous example:
