JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div class="a">a</div>
<div class="a b">a b</div>
<div class="c">c</div>
JavaScript
$('.a[class="a"]').css('background-color', 'green');
<div class="a">a</div>
<div class="a b">a b</div>
<div class="c">c</div>
$('.a[class="a"]').css('background-color', 'green');