#DB4242#DB4242

#DB4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.190 H 24.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB4242
RGB	rgb(219, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 69.9%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.10, 59.15, 34.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.10, 68.64, 30.49°)
OKLab	oklab(60.12% 0.1723 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(60.12% 0.19 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.1485, 19.3546, 7.1962)
Luminance	0.1935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB4242 #42DBDB

analogous

#DB428E #DB4242 #DB8E42

triadic

#DB4242 #42DB42 #4242DB

tetradic

#DB4242 #8EDB42 #42DBDB #8E42DB

square

#DB4242 #8EDB42 #42DBDB #8E42DB

split-complementary

#DB4242 #42DB8E #428EDB

monochromatic

#891A1A #BC2424 #DB4242 #E57575 #EFA9A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#DB4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#DB4242 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB4242

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB4242	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6540

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94863D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F00B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.190 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ef8076',
    500: '#db4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db4242;
$custom-light: #ef8076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60125,
    "c": 0.19006,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB4242

secondary

#9DDCDC

accent

#EBEB3D

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFED

border

#D7CAC8

text

#180B08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB4242

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

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