JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select>
    <option style="color: #ff0000;">Hi</option>
    <option style="color: #00ff00;">Hi</option>
    <option style="color: #0000ff;">Hi</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var $el = $('select:first').children(':first');
alert([$el[0].style.color, $el.css('color')]);