Background Color

Utilities for controlling an element's background color.

CSS Property:background-color

Classes:31

Background Color Classes

Class	CSS
`bg-inherit`	`background-color: inherit;`
`bg-current`	`background-color: currentColor;`
`bg-transparent`	`background-color: transparent;`
`bg-black`	`background-color: #000;`
`bg-white`	`background-color: #fff;`
`bg-slate-50`	`background-color: #f8fafc;`
`bg-slate-100`	`background-color: #f1f5f9;`
`bg-slate-500`	`background-color: #64748b;`
`bg-slate-900`	`background-color: #0f172a;`
`bg-gray-50`	`background-color: #f9fafb;`
`bg-gray-500`	`background-color: #6b7280;`
`bg-gray-900`	`background-color: #111827;`
`bg-red-50`	`background-color: #fef2f2;`
`bg-red-500`	`background-color: #ef4444;`
`bg-red-900`	`background-color: #7f1d1d;`
`bg-orange-500`	`background-color: #f97316;`
`bg-amber-500`	`background-color: #f59e0b;`
`bg-yellow-500`	`background-color: #eab308;`
`bg-lime-500`	`background-color: #84cc16;`
`bg-green-500`	`background-color: #22c55e;`
`bg-emerald-500`	`background-color: #10b981;`
`bg-teal-500`	`background-color: #14b8a6;`
`bg-cyan-500`	`background-color: #06b6d4;`
`bg-sky-500`	`background-color: #0ea5e9;`
`bg-blue-500`	`background-color: #3b82f6;`
`bg-indigo-500`	`background-color: #6366f1;`
`bg-violet-500`	`background-color: #8b5cf6;`
`bg-purple-500`	`background-color: #a855f7;`
`bg-fuchsia-500`	`background-color: #d946ef;`
`bg-pink-500`	`background-color: #ec4899;`
`bg-rose-500`	`background-color: #f43f5e;`

Arbitrary Values

You can use arbitrary values with square bracket notation when you need a specific value not included in the default scale.

[background-color:value]

Responsive Variants

Apply background color utilities at specific breakpoints using responsive prefixes.

Breakpoint	Prefix	Example
640px+	`sm:`	`sm:bg-inherit`
768px+	`md:`	`md:bg-inherit`
1024px+	`lg:`	`lg:bg-inherit`
1280px+	`xl:`	`xl:bg-inherit`
1536px+	`2xl:`	`2xl:bg-inherit`

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