#DA5555#DA5555
#DA5555 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.168 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DA5555 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 85, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 61%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.09, 52.13, 27.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.09, 58.94, 27.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.43% 0.1539 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.43% 0.168 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8048, 22.0628, 11.0710) |
| Luminance | 0.2206 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 0.80
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.70
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.82
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.28
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DA5555 #55DADA
analogous
#DA5598 #DA5555 #DA9855
triadic
#DA5555 #55DA55 #5555DA
tetradic
#DA5555 #98DA55 #55DADA #9855DA
square
#DA5555 #98DA55 #55DADA #9855DA
split-complementary
#DA5555 #55DA98 #5598DA
monochromatic
#942020 #C72B2B #DA5555 #E58787 #F0BABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#DA5555 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.41
#DA5555 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DA5555
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DA5555 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DA5555 | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.41 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988C52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE3A56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #da5555; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 85, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.168 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec8a85',
500: '#da5555',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #da5555; $custom-light: #ec8a85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#da5555",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 85,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 64.251,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6243,
"c": 0.16756,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.22058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DA5555
secondary
#ABDFDF
accent
#E7E741
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C