#D55C3E#D55C3E
#D55C3E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.160 H 35.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 92, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 64%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.8%, 70.9%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.19, 45.81, 40.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.19, 61.05, 41.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.24% 0.1305 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.24% 0.16 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1404, 22.1524, 7.1399) |
| Luminance | 0.2215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.07
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.45
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.62
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.88
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55C3E #3EB7D5
analogous
#D53E6C #D55C3E #D5A83E
triadic
#D55C3E #3ED55C #5C3ED5
tetradic
#D55C3E #6CD53E #3EB7D5 #A83ED5
square
#D55C3E #6CD53E #3EB7D5 #A83ED5
split-complementary
#D55C3E #3ED5A8 #3E6CD5
monochromatic
#7D2F1B #B04226 #D55C3E #E08670 #EBB1A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#D55C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#D55C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55C3E
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55C3E | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D713A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E94255
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 92, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.160 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e98e74',
500: '#d55c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55c3e; $custom-light: #e98e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 92,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.921,
"s": 64.255,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62242,
"c": 0.15953,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.22148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55C3E
secondary
#97CBD8
accent
#C6E741
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B