#D55F42#D55F42
#D55F42 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.156 H 35.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D55F42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 95, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 69%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 69%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.79, 44.57, 38.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.79, 59.16, 41.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% 0.1274 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.156 35) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5193, 22.7281, 7.8277) |
| Luminance | 0.2272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.50
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.48
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.10
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D55F42 #42B8D5
analogous
#D5426E #D55F42 #D5A942
triadic
#D55F42 #42D55F #5F42D5
tetradic
#D55F42 #6ED542 #42B8D5 #A942D5
square
#D55F42 #6ED542 #42B8D5 #A942D5
split-complementary
#D55F42 #42D5A9 #426ED5
monochromatic
#80301C #B24328 #D55F42 #E08974 #EBB4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#D55F42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#D55F42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D55F42
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D55F42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D55F42 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F733F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E94759
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d55f42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 95, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.156 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e99077',
500: '#d55f42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d55f42; $custom-light: #e99077; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d55f42",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 95,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.837,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62714,
"c": 0.15557,
"h": 35
},
"luminance": 0.22724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D55F42
secondary
#9ACCD8
accent
#C6E741
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#170D09
muted
#857E7B