#D55C38#D55C38
#D55C38 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.161 H 37.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 92, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.8%, 73.7%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.12, 45.53, 43.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.12, 62.94, 43.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.17% 0.1285 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.17% 0.161 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9848, 22.0902, 6.3202) |
| Luminance | 0.2209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.18
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.43
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.48
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.42
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.77
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55C38 #38B1D5
analogous
#D53862 #D55C38 #D5AA38
triadic
#D55C38 #38D55C #5C38D5
tetradic
#D55C38 #62D538 #38B1D5 #AA38D5
square
#D55C38 #62D538 #38B1D5 #AA38D5
split-complementary
#D55C38 #38D5AA #3862D5
monochromatic
#792F1A #AC4324 #D55C38 #E0856B #EAAF9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#D55C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#D55C38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55C38
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55C38 | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7134
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA4154
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 92, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.161 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e98e70',
500: '#d55c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55c38; $custom-light: #e98e70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 92,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.758,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62171,
"c": 0.16116,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.22086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55C38
secondary
#92C7D6
accent
#C1E840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#180C07
muted
#867D7A