#D55E37#D55E37
#D55E37 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.160 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 94, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 74.2%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.48, 44.53, 44.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.48, 62.86, 44.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.44% 0.1253 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.44% 0.16 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1361, 22.4316, 6.2512) |
| Luminance | 0.2243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.79
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.88
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.04
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.93
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.03
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55E37 #37AED5
analogous
#D5375F #D55E37 #D5AD37
triadic
#D55E37 #37D55E #5E37D5
tetradic
#D55E37 #5FD537 #37AED5 #AD37D5
square
#D55E37 #5FD537 #37AED5 #AD37D5
split-complementary
#D55E37 #37D5AD #375FD5
monochromatic
#783119 #AB4524 #D55E37 #E0876A #EAAF9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#D55E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#D55E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55E37
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55E37 | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7232
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA4456
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 94, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.160 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e98f70',
500: '#d55e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55e37; $custom-light: #e98f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 94,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.81,
"s": 65.289,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6244,
"c": 0.15963,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.22427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55E37
secondary
#92C5D6
accent
#BFE840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#180D07
muted
#867D7A