#DB524B#DB524B
#DB524B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.173 H 26.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB524B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 82, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 65.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.61, 53.17, 32.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.61, 62.42, 31.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.05% 0.1553 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.05% 0.173 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5041, 21.6072, 9.0616) |
| Luminance | 0.2160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 0.51
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.70
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.80
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.09
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB524B #4BD4DB
analogous
#DB4B8C #DB524B #DB9A4B
triadic
#DB524B #4BDB52 #524BDB
tetradic
#DB524B #8CDB4B #4BD4DB #9A4BDB
square
#DB524B #8CDB4B #4BD4DB #9A4BDB
split-complementary
#DB524B #4BDB9A #4B8CDB
monochromatic
#8F221D #C22E27 #DB524B #E5837E #EFB4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#DB524B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#DB524B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB524B
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB524B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB524B | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766E49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F03351
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db524b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 82, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.173 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed897d',
500: '#db524b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db524b; $custom-light: #ed897d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db524b",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 82,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.917,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62046,
"c": 0.1732,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.21603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB524B
secondary
#A4DBDE
accent
#E1EA3E
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B