#DB4740#DB4740

#DB4740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.186 H 26.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#DB4740
RGBrgb(219, 71, 64)
HSLhsl(3, 68%, 55%)
HSVhsv(3, 71%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67.6%, 70.8%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(51.77, 57.15, 36.75)
CIE-LCHlch(51.77, 67.95, 32.75°)
OKLaboklab(60.62% 0.1656 0.084)
OKLCHoklch(60.62% 0.186 26.9)
XYZxyz(32.3956, 19.9414, 6.9928)
Luminance0.1994 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#DB4740 #40D4DB
analogous
#DB4086 #DB4740 #DB9540
triadic
#DB4740 #40DB47 #4740DB
tetradic
#DB4740 #86DB40 #40D4DB #9540DB
square
#DB4740 #86DB40 #40D4DB #9540DB
split-complementary
#DB4740 #40DB95 #4086DB
monochromatic
#871E19 #BB2A23 #DB4740 #E57973 #EEAAA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21
#DB4740 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99
#DB4740 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB4740
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##DB4740#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##DB47401.004.214.994.99
#FFFFFF4.211.0021.0021.00
#0000004.9921.001.001.00
##0000004.9921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#71673E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F01B47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #db4740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.186 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee8275',
    500: '#db4740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #db4740;
$custom-light: #ee8275;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#db4740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.71,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60619,
    "c": 0.1857,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#DB4740
secondary
#9BD9DC
accent
#E3EB3D
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFEFED
border
#D7CAC8
text
#180B08
muted
#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB4740

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#DB4740 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva