#DB4840#DB4840

#DB4840 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.185 H 27.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB4840
RGB	rgb(219, 72, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(3, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 70.8%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.92, 56.75, 36.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.92, 67.71, 33.05°)
OKLab	oklab(60.73% 0.1644 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(60.73% 0.185 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.4597, 20.0697, 7.0141)
Luminance	0.2006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB4840 #40D3DB

analogous

#DB4085 #DB4840 #DB9640

triadic

#DB4840 #40DB48 #4840DB

tetradic

#DB4840 #85DB40 #40D3DB #9640DB

square

#DB4840 #85DB40 #40D3DB #9640DB

split-complementary

#DB4840 #40DB96 #4085DB

monochromatic

#871F19 #BB2B23 #DB4840 #E57973 #EEABA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#DB4840 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#DB4840 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB4840

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB4840	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB4840	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71683E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96883B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F01D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db4840;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 72, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.185 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee8375',
    500: '#db4840',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db4840;
$custom-light: #ee8375;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db4840",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.097,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60727,
    "c": 0.18475,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB4840

secondary

#9BD8DC

accent

#E2EB3D

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFF0ED

border

#D7CBC8

text

#180B08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB4840

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

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