#D55E41#D55E41
#D55E41 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.157 H 34.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 94, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 69%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 69.5%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.59, 45.00, 39.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.59, 59.69, 41.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.56% 0.1285 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.56% 0.157 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4006, 22.5374, 7.6440) |
| Luminance | 0.2253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.77
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.95
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.54
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.65
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.94
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55E41 #41B8D5
analogous
#D5416E #D55E41 #D5A841
triadic
#D55E41 #41D55E #5E41D5
tetradic
#D55E41 #6ED541 #41B8D5 #A841D5
square
#D55E41 #6ED541 #41B8D5 #A841D5
split-complementary
#D55E41 #41D5A8 #416ED5
monochromatic
#7F301C #B24227 #D55E41 #E08873 #EBB3A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#D55E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.51
#D55E41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55E41
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55E41 | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.51 | 5.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E723E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E94558
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 94, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.157 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e98f77',
500: '#d55e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55e41; $custom-light: #e98f77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 94,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.757,
"s": 63.793,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6256,
"c": 0.1568,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.22533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55E41
secondary
#9ACCD8
accent
#C6E741
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#170D08
muted
#857E7B