#D96957#D96957
#D96957 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.144 H 30.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D96957 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 105, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 63%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 60%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 59.9%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.60, 42.45, 30.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.60, 52.44, 35.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.06% 0.1241 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.06% 0.144 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3901, 25.5471, 12.0824) |
| Luminance | 0.2554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.17
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.11
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 6.18
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.67
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D96957 #57C7D9
analogous
#D95786 #D96957 #D9AA57
triadic
#D96957 #57D969 #6957D9
tetradic
#D96957 #86D957 #57C7D9 #AA57D9
square
#D96957 #86D957 #57C7D9 #AA57D9
split-complementary
#D96957 #57D9AA #5786D9
monochromatic
#943121 #C6422D #D96957 #E49689 #F0C2BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#D96957 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#D96957 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D96957
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D96957 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D96957 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857C55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19355
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED5565
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d96957; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 105, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.144 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ea9686',
500: '#d96957',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d96957; $custom-light: #ea9686; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d96957",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 105,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.308,
"s": 63.107,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65064,
"c": 0.1444,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.25543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D96957
secondary
#ADD8DF
accent
#CFE642
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FEF2EF
border
#D6CCCA
text
#170E0B
muted
#857E7C