#DB4848#DB4848

#DB4848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.184 H 24.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB4848
RGB	rgb(219, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 67.1%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.03, 57.15, 32.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.03, 65.74, 29.61°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% 0.1672 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.184 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.7039, 20.1674, 8.3003)
Luminance	0.2016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB4848 #48DBDB

analogous

#DB4892 #DB4848 #DB9248

triadic

#DB4848 #48DB48 #4848DB

tetradic

#DB4848 #92DB48 #48DBDB #9248DB

square

#DB4848 #92DB48 #48DBDB #9248DB

split-complementary

#DB4848 #48DB92 #4892DB

monochromatic

#8D1C1C #C02626 #DB4848 #E57B7B #EFAEAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#DB4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#DB4848 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB4848

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB4848	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706847

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958844

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F0204A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.184 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee837b',
    500: '#db4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db4848;
$custom-light: #ee837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.123,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60845,
    "c": 0.18365,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB4848

secondary

#A2DDDD

accent

#EAEA3E

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFF0ED

border

#D7CBC8

text

#180B09

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB4848

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

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