#D55F38#D55F38
#D55F38 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.158 H 38.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 95, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 73.7%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.68, 44.09, 44.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.68, 62.33, 44.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.59% 0.1241 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.59% 0.158 38.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2498, 22.6203, 6.4085) |
| Luminance | 0.2262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.73
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.94
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55F38 #38AED5
analogous
#D53860 #D55F38 #D5AD38
triadic
#D55F38 #38D55F #5F38D5
tetradic
#D55F38 #60D538 #38AED5 #AD38D5
square
#D55F38 #60D538 #38AED5 #AD38D5
split-complementary
#D55F38 #38D5AD #3860D5
monochromatic
#79311A #AC4624 #D55F38 #E0886B #EAB09D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#D55F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#D55F38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55F38
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55F38 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7333
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA4557
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 95, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.158 38.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e98f70',
500: '#d55f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55f38; $custom-light: #e98f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 95,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.904,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62593,
"c": 0.15845,
"h": 38.5
},
"luminance": 0.22616
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55F38
secondary
#92C6D6
accent
#BEE840
background
#FFF9F6
surface
#FFF1EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B