#DB5256#DB5256

#DB5256 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.172 H 21.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB5256
RGB	rgb(219, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 60.7%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.78, 53.85, 26.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.78, 60.04, 26.25°)
OKLab	oklab(62.23% 0.1594 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(62.23% 0.172 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.9136, 21.7711, 11.2187)
Luminance	0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB5256 #52DBD7

analogous

#DB529B #DB5256 #DB9352

triadic

#DB5256 #56DB52 #5256DB

tetradic

#DB5256 #9BDB52 #52DBD7 #9352DB

square

#DB5256 #9BDB52 #52DBD7 #9352DB

split-complementary

#DB5256 #52DB93 #529BDB

monochromatic

#941F22 #C6292E #DB5256 #E68587 #F0B7B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#DB5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#DB5256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB5256

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB5256	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978B52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EF3655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.172 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ed8985',
    500: '#db5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db5256;
$custom-light: #ed8985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.248,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62234,
    "c": 0.17181,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB5256

secondary

#AADFDE

accent

#E9E43F

background

#FFF8F8

surface

#FFF0EF

border

#D7CBCA

text

#180C0B

muted

#867D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB5256

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

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