#DB5140#DB5140
#DB5140 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.176 H 29.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB5140 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 81, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63%, 70.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, 53.03, 38.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 65.54, 36.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.77% 0.1527 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.77% 0.176 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0847, 21.3197, 7.2225) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.25
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.82
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.12
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.24
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.50
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB5140 #40CADB
analogous
#DB407C #DB5140 #DB9F40
triadic
#DB5140 #40DB51 #5140DB
tetradic
#DB5140 #7CDB40 #40CADB #9F40DB
square
#DB5140 #7CDB40 #40CADB #9F40DB
split-complementary
#DB5140 #40DB9F #407CDB
monochromatic
#872519 #BB3423 #DB5140 #E58073 #EEAFA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#DB5140 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#DB5140 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB5140
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB5140 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB5140 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F02F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db5140; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 81, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.176 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8875',
500: '#db5140',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db5140; $custom-light: #ee8875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db5140",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 81,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.581,
"s": 68.282,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61765,
"c": 0.17615,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.21315
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB5140
secondary
#9BD5DC
accent
#D8EB3D
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B