#DB5042#DB5042

#DB5042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.177 H 28.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB5042
RGB	rgb(219, 80, 66)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 69.9%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.16, 53.55, 37.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.16, 65.23, 34.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.67% 0.1547 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(61.67% 0.177 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.0689, 21.1954, 7.5030)
Luminance	0.2119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB5042 #42CDDB

analogous

#DB4280 #DB5042 #DB9C42

triadic

#DB5042 #42DB50 #5042DB

tetradic

#DB5042 #80DB42 #42CDDB #9C42DB

square

#DB5042 #80DB42 #42CDDB #9C42DB

split-complementary

#DB5042 #42DB9C #4280DB

monochromatic

#89241A #BC3224 #DB5042 #E58075 #EFAFA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#DB5042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#DB5042 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB5042

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB5042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB5042	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766C40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#998A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F02E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db5042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 80, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.177 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee8777',
    500: '#db5042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db5042;
$custom-light: #ee8777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db5042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.49,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61671,
    "c": 0.17673,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB5042

secondary

#9DD6DC

accent

#DBEB3D

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFF0ED

border

#D7CBC8

text

#180C08

muted

#867D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB5042

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

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