#DB6551#DB6551
#DB6551 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.152 H 31.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB6551 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 101, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 63%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, 44.76, 33.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 55.92, 36.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.67% 0.13 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.67% 0.152 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3555, 24.9658, 10.7400) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.81
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.44
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.85
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.19
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.20
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB6551 #51C7DB
analogous
#DB5182 #DB6551 #DBAA51
triadic
#DB6551 #51DB65 #6551DB
tetradic
#DB6551 #82DB51 #51C7DB #AA51DB
square
#DB6551 #82DB51 #51C7DB #AA51DB
split-complementary
#DB6551 #51DBAA #5182DB
monochromatic
#932F1E #C64029 #DB6551 #E59284 #F0BFB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#DB6551 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#DB6551 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB6551
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB6551 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB6551 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83794F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0934E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF4F61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db6551; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 101, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.152 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec9482',
500: '#db6551',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db6551; $custom-light: #ec9482; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db6551",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 101,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.696,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64667,
"c": 0.15233,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.24962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB6551
secondary
#A9D7DF
accent
#D0E93F
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#170D0A
muted
#857E7C