#D16159#D16159
#D16159 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.143 H 26.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D16159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 97, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 57%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 57%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 57.4%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.90, 43.60, 25.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.90, 50.74, 30.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.78% 0.1288 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.78% 0.143 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3750, 22.8298, 12.1509) |
| Luminance | 0.2283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.53
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.73
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.84
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.07
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.63
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D16159 #59C9D1
analogous
#D1598D #D16159 #D19D59
triadic
#D16159 #59D161 #6159D1
tetradic
#D16159 #8DD159 #59C9D1 #9D59D1
square
#D16159 #8DD159 #59C9D1 #9D59D1
split-complementary
#D16159 #59D19D #598DD1
monochromatic
#892D26 #B93C33 #D16159 #DE8F89 #ECBCB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#D16159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#D16159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D16159
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D16159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D16159 | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7558
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988C57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E44E60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d16159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(209, 97, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.143 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e49188',
500: '#d16159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d16159; $custom-light: #e49188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d16159",
"rgb": {
"r": 209,
"g": 97,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62783,
"c": 0.14342,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.22826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D16159
secondary
#ABD8DB
accent
#D6E048
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF1EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#170D0B
muted
#857E7C