#DB5C5E#DB5C5E
#DB5C5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.160 H 21.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB5C5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 92, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 57.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.61, 49.93, 24.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.61, 55.52, 25.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% 0.1484 0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.16 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0640, 23.5269, 13.2822) |
| Luminance | 0.2352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.86
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.68
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.96
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.52
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB5C5E #5CDBD9
analogous
#DB5C9D #DB5C5E #DB995C
triadic
#DB5C5E #5EDB5C #5C5EDB
tetradic
#DB5C5E #9DDB5C #5CDBD9 #995CDB
square
#DB5C5E #9DDB5C #5CDBD9 #995CDB
split-complementary
#DB5C5E #5CDB99 #5C9DDB
monochromatic
#9A2224 #CD2D30 #DB5C5E #E68E90 #F1C0C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#DB5C5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#DB5C5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB5C5E
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB5C5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB5C5E | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B755D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF465E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db5c5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 92, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.160 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec8f8b',
500: '#db5c5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db5c5e; $custom-light: #ec8f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db5c5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 92,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.055,
"s": 63.819,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63654,
"c": 0.15985,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.23523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB5C5E
secondary
#B1E1E1
accent
#CCC91A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0C
muted
#857E7D