#D55E3A#D55E3A
#D55E3A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.159 H 37.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55E3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 94, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 72.8%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.51, 44.66, 42.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.51, 61.89, 43.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.47% 0.1262 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.47% 0.159 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2102, 22.4612, 6.6415) |
| Luminance | 0.2246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.88
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.12
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.24
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.02
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.06
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55E3A #3AB1D5
analogous
#D53A64 #D55E3A #D5AB3A
triadic
#D55E3A #3AD55E #5E3AD5
tetradic
#D55E3A #64D53A #3AB1D5 #AB3AD5
square
#D55E3A #64D53A #3AB1D5 #AB3AD5
split-complementary
#D55E3A #3AD5AB #3A64D5
monochromatic
#7A301A #AD4425 #D55E3A #E0876C #EBB09F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#D55E3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#D55E3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55E3A
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55E3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55E3A | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 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)
#7F7236
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA4456
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55e3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 94, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.159 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e98f72',
500: '#d55e3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55e3a; $custom-light: #e98f72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55e3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 94,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.935,
"s": 64.854,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62474,
"c": 0.15877,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.22457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55E3A
secondary
#94C7D7
accent
#C1E840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#180D08
muted
#867D7B