#DB6859#DB6859
#DB6859 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.147 H 29.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB6859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 104, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 59.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.74, 43.83, 29.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.74, 53.05, 34.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.24% 0.1285 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.24% 0.147 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9699, 25.6862, 12.5130) |
| Luminance | 0.2568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.60
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.73
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.72
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.83
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.07
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB6859 #59CCDB
analogous
#DB598B #DB6859 #DBA959
triadic
#DB6859 #59DB68 #6859DB
tetradic
#DB6859 #8BDB59 #59CCDB #A959DB
square
#DB6859 #8BDB59 #59CCDB #A959DB
split-complementary
#DB6859 #59DBA9 #598BDB
monochromatic
#992F21 #CB3E2C #DB6859 #E6968B #F1C3BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#DB6859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#DB6859 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB6859
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB6859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB6859 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857C57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19457
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF5465
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db6859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 104, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.147 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec9688',
500: '#db6859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db6859; $custom-light: #ec9688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db6859",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 104,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.923,
"s": 64.356,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65235,
"c": 0.14728,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.25682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB6859
secondary
#AFDBE1
accent
#B8CC19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#170E0B
muted
#857E7C