#DB3940#DB3940

#DB3940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.198 H 23.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB3940
RGB	rgb(219, 57, 64)
HSL	hsl(357, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 70.8%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 62.21, 34.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 71.19, 29.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% 0.1816 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.198 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.6055, 18.3613, 6.7294)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB3940 #39DBD4

analogous

#DB3991 #DB3940 #DB8339

triadic

#DB3940 #40DB39 #3940DB

tetradic

#DB3940 #91DB39 #39DBD4 #8339DB

square

#DB3940 #91DB39 #39DBD4 #8339DB

split-complementary

#DB3940 #39DB83 #3991DB

monochromatic

#82181C #B62127 #DB3940 #E46D72 #EEA1A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#DB3940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#DB3940 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB3940

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB3940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB3940	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69613F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91833B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F1003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db3940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 57, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.198 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ef7c75',
    500: '#db3940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db3940;
$custom-light: #ef7c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db3940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.407,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59246,
    "c": 0.19817,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB3940

secondary

#95DAD7

accent

#ECE43C

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFED

border

#D7CAC8

text

#180A08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB3940

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

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