#DB5C3C#DB5C3C
#DB5C3C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.167 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB5C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 92, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 73%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 72.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.12, 47.90, 42.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.12, 64.19, 41.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.12% 0.136 0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.12% 0.167 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8596, 23.0451, 6.9393) |
| Luminance | 0.2304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.38
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.80
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.98
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.76
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB5C3C #3CBBDB
analogous
#DB3C6C #DB5C3C #DBAB3C
triadic
#DB5C3C #3CDB5C #5C3CDB
tetradic
#DB5C3C #6CDB3C #3CBBDB #AB3CDB
square
#DB5C3C #6CDB3C #3CBBDB #AB3CDB
split-complementary
#DB5C3C #3CDBAB #3C6CDB
monochromatic
#842E18 #B84022 #DB5C3C #E58770 #EEB2A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#DB5C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#DB5C3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB5C3C
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB5C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB5C3C | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7238
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F04055
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db5c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 92, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.167 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8e73',
500: '#db5c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db5c3c; $custom-light: #ee8e73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db5c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 92,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.075,
"s": 68.831,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63124,
"c": 0.16656,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.23041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB5C3C
secondary
#98CDDB
accent
#C8EC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867D7B