#DB5C53#DB5C53
#DB5C53 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.161 H 26.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB5C53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 92, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 62.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.42, 49.17, 30.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.42, 57.79, 31.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.45% 0.1442 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.45% 0.161 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6051, 23.3433, 10.8654) |
| Luminance | 0.2334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.88
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.99
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.83
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.96
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.29
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB5C53 #53D2DB
analogous
#DB538E #DB5C53 #DBA053
triadic
#DB5C53 #53DB5C #5C53DB
tetradic
#DB5C53 #8EDB53 #53D2DB #A053DB
square
#DB5C53 #8EDB53 #53D2DB #A053DB
split-complementary
#DB5C53 #53DBA0 #538EDB
monochromatic
#95271F #C7342A #DB5C53 #E68C86 #F0BCB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#DB5C53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#DB5C53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB5C53
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB5C53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB5C53 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7451
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF435B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db5c53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 92, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.161 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed8e83',
500: '#db5c53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db5c53; $custom-light: #ed8e83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db5c53",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 92,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.971,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63453,
"c": 0.16136,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.23339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB5C53
secondary
#AADCDF
accent
#DDE83F
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C