#DB5E3C#DB5E3C
#DB5E3C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.165 H 36.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB5E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 94, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 73%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 72.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.48, 46.96, 43.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.48, 63.76, 42.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.4% 0.1331 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.165 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0352, 23.3962, 6.9978) |
| Luminance | 0.2339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.87
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.97
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.41
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.36
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.63
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB5E3C #3CB9DB
analogous
#DB3C6A #DB5E3C #DBAD3C
triadic
#DB5E3C #3CDB5E #5E3CDB
tetradic
#DB5E3C #6ADB3C #3CB9DB #AD3CDB
square
#DB5E3C #6ADB3C #3CB9DB #AD3CDB
split-complementary
#DB5E3C #3CDBAD #3C6ADB
monochromatic
#842F18 #B84222 #DB5E3C #E58970 #EEB3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#DB5E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#DB5E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB5E3C
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB5E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB5E3C | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807438
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F04357
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db5e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 94, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.165 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8f73',
500: '#db5e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db5e3c; $custom-light: #ee8f73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db5e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 94,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.83,
"s": 68.831,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63396,
"c": 0.16471,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.23392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB5E3C
secondary
#98CDDB
accent
#C6EC3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B