#DB5737#DB5737

#DB5737 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.172 H 34.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB5737
RGB	rgb(219, 87, 55)
HSL	hsl(12, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 74.9%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.19, 49.98, 44.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.19, 66.82, 41.58°)
OKLab	oklab(62.41% 0.1415 0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(62.41% 0.172 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.3147, 22.1569, 6.1361)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB5737 #37BBDB

analogous

#DB3769 #DB5737 #DBA937

triadic

#DB5737 #37DB57 #5737DB

tetradic

#DB5737 #69DB37 #37BBDB #A937DB

square

#DB5737 #69DB37 #37BBDB #A937DB

split-complementary

#DB5737 #37DBA9 #3769DB

monochromatic

#802C17 #B43D20 #DB5737 #E4836B #EEAE9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#DB5737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#DB5737 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB5737

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB5737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB5737	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6F33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9C8D33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F03750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db5737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 87, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.172 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee8b70',
    500: '#db5737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db5737;
$custom-light: #ee8b70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db5737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.707,
    "s": 69.492,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62407,
    "c": 0.17243,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB5737

secondary

#94CCDA

accent

#CAEC3B

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFF0EC

border

#D7CBC7

text

#180C07

muted

#867D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB5737

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

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