#DB4940#DB4940

#DB4940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.184 H 27.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB4940
RGB	rgb(219, 73, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(3, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 70.8%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.06, 56.35, 37.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.06, 67.47, 33.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.84% 0.1631 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(60.84% 0.184 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.5249, 20.2000, 7.0359)
Luminance	0.2019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB4940 #40D2DB

analogous

#DB4084 #DB4940 #DB9640

triadic

#DB4940 #40DB49 #4940DB

tetradic

#DB4940 #84DB40 #40D2DB #9640DB

square

#DB4940 #84DB40 #40D2DB #9640DB

split-complementary

#DB4940 #40DB96 #4084DB

monochromatic

#872019 #BB2C23 #DB4940 #E57A73 #EEABA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#DB4940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#DB4940 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB4940

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB4940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB4940	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)

#72683E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96883B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F01F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db4940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 73, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.184 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee8375',
    500: '#db4940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db4940;
$custom-light: #ee8375;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db4940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.484,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60837,
    "c": 0.18381,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB4940

secondary

#9BD8DC

accent

#E1EB3D

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFF0ED

border

#D7CBC8

text

#180B08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB4940

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

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