#DB493F#DB493F

#DB493F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.184 H 27.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB493F
RGB	rgb(219, 73, 63)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 71.2%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.05, 56.31, 37.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.05, 67.73, 33.76°)
OKLab	oklab(60.82% 0.1628 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(60.82% 0.184 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.4967, 20.1888, 6.8873)
Luminance	0.2018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB493F #3FD1DB

analogous

#DB3F83 #DB493F #DB973F

triadic

#DB493F #3FDB49 #493FDB

tetradic

#DB493F #83DB3F #3FD1DB #973FDB

square

#DB493F #83DB3F #3FD1DB #973FDB

split-complementary

#DB493F #3FDB97 #3F83DB

monochromatic

#862019 #BA2D23 #DB493F #E57A73 #EEABA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#DB493F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#DB493F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB493F

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB493F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB493F	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72683D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96883A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F01F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db493f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 73, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.184 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee8374',
    500: '#db493f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db493f;
$custom-light: #ee8374;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db493f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.846,
    "s": 68.421,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60824,
    "c": 0.18397,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB493F

secondary

#9AD7DC

accent

#E0EB3D

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFF0ED

border

#D7CBC8

text

#180B08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB493F

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

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