#D55E49#D55E49
#D55E49 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.155 H 31.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 94, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 63%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 66%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 65.7%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.70, 45.45, 34.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.70, 57.31, 37.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% 0.1314 0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.155 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6489, 22.6367, 8.9521) |
| Luminance | 0.2263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.04
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.22
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55E49 #49C0D5
analogous
#D5497A #D55E49 #D5A449
triadic
#D55E49 #49D55E #5E49D5
tetradic
#D55E49 #7AD549 #49C0D5 #A449D5
square
#D55E49 #7AD549 #49C0D5 #A449D5
split-complementary
#D55E49 #49D5A4 #497AD5
monochromatic
#852E1F #B73F2A #D55E49 #E08A7B #ECB6AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#D55E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#D55E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55E49
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55E49 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7346
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8D46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E94659
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 94, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.155 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e88f7c',
500: '#d55e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55e49; $custom-light: #e88f7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 94,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62671,
"c": 0.15469,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.22633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55E49
secondary
#A0D1DA
accent
#CDE642
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FEF1EE
border
#D6CBC9
text
#170D09
muted
#857E7B