#DB8481#DB8481

#DB8481 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.108 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB8481
RGB	rgb(219, 132, 129)
HSL	hsl(2, 56%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(2, 41%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 41.1%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.28, 33.06, 15.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.28, 36.72, 25.80°)
OKLab	oklab(70.47% 0.0998 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(70.47% 0.108 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(41.4292, 33.1511, 24.9815)
Luminance	0.3315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB8481 #81D8DB

analogous

#DB81AB #DB8481 #DBB181

triadic

#DB8481 #81DB84 #8481DB

tetradic

#DB8481 #ABDB81 #81D8DB #B181DB

square

#DB8481 #ABDB81 #81D8DB #B181DB

split-complementary

#DB8481 #81DBB1 #81ABDB

monochromatic

#AF3632 #CD5651 #DB8481 #E9B2B1 #F6E1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.75

#DB8481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.63

#DB8481 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB8481

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB8481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB8481	1.00	2.75	7.63	7.63
#FFFFFF	2.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#969180

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABA380

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EB7984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db8481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 132, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.108 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9a9a5',
    500: '#db8481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db8481;
$custom-light: #e9a9a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db8481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7047,
    "c": 0.10779,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.33148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB8481

secondary

#CEE9EA

accent

#BEC322

background

#FEFAFA

surface

#FDF4F4

border

#D5CECE

text

#16100F

muted

#847F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB8481

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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