#DB493D#DB493D
#DB493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.184 H 28.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB493D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 73, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 72%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 72.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.03, 56.22, 38.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.03, 68.27, 34.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.8% 0.1621 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.8% 0.184 28.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4418, 20.1668, 6.5983) |
| Luminance | 0.2016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.26
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.30
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.32
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.49
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.51
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB493D #3DCFDB
analogous
#DB3D80 #DB493D #DB983D
triadic
#DB493D #3DDB49 #493DDB
tetradic
#DB493D #80DB3D #3DCFDB #983DDB
square
#DB493D #80DB3D #3DCFDB #983DDB
split-complementary
#DB493D #3DDB98 #3D80DB
monochromatic
#852119 #B92E22 #DB493D #E57971 #EEAAA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#DB493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#DB493D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB493D
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB493D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB493D | 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)
#72683B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968838
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F11F47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db493d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 73, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.184 28.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8373',
500: '#db493d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db493d; $custom-light: #ef8373; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db493d",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 73,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.557,
"s": 68.696,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60797,
"c": 0.1843,
"h": 28.4
},
"luminance": 0.20162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB493D
secondary
#99D6DB
accent
#DEEC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180B08
muted
#867C7B