#D83438#D83438

#D83438 is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.200 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#D83438
RGB	rgb(216, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 74.1%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.69, 62.58, 37.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.69, 73.02, 31.02°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.1815 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.2 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.2642, 17.3452, 5.4950)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#D83438 #34D8D4

analogous

#D8348A #D83438 #D88234

triadic

#D83438 #38D834 #3438D8

tetradic

#D83438 #8AD834 #34D8D4 #8234D8

square

#D83438 #8AD834 #34D8D4 #8234D8

split-complementary

#D83438 #34D882 #348AD8

monochromatic

#7A171A #AD2125 #D83438 #E2676A #EC9B9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#D83438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#D83438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #D83438

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##D83438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##D83438	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8032

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EE0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #d83438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.200 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ed796f',
    500: '#d83438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #d83438;
$custom-light: #ed796f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#d83438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 216,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.537,
    "s": 67.769,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5819,
    "c": 0.20015,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#D83438

secondary

#90D8D6

accent

#EBE63D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEC

border

#D7C9C7

text

#180A07

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #D83438

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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