Border Color

Utilities for controlling the color of an element's borders.

CSS Property:border-color

Classes:15

Border Color Classes

Class	CSS
`border-inherit`	`border-color: inherit;`
`border-current`	`border-color: currentColor;`
`border-transparent`	`border-color: transparent;`
`border-black`	`border-color: #000;`
`border-white`	`border-color: #fff;`
`border-slate-200`	`border-color: #e2e8f0;`
`border-slate-300`	`border-color: #cbd5e1;`
`border-gray-200`	`border-color: #e5e7eb;`
`border-gray-300`	`border-color: #d1d5db;`
`border-red-500`	`border-color: #ef4444;`
`border-orange-500`	`border-color: #f97316;`
`border-green-500`	`border-color: #22c55e;`
`border-blue-500`	`border-color: #3b82f6;`
`border-indigo-500`	`border-color: #6366f1;`
`border-purple-500`	`border-color: #a855f7;`

Arbitrary Values

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

[border-color:value]

Responsive Variants

Apply border color utilities at specific breakpoints using responsive prefixes.

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

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border-width

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border-style

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