#DB8686#DB8686

#DB8686 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.105 H 20.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB8686
RGB	rgb(219, 134, 134)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(0, 39%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 38.8%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.83, 32.56, 13.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.83, 35.41, 23.15°)
OKLab	oklab(70.93% 0.0985 0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(70.93% 0.105 20)
XYZ	xyz(42.0435, 33.8349, 26.8661)
Luminance	0.3383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB8686 #86DBDB

analogous

#DB86B1 #DB8686 #DBB186

triadic

#DB8686 #86DB86 #8686DB

tetradic

#DB8686 #B1DB86 #86DBDB #B186DB

square

#DB8686 #B1DB86 #86DBDB #B186DB

split-complementary

#DB8686 #86DBB1 #86B1DB

monochromatic

#B23535 #CD5757 #DB8686 #E9B5B5 #F7E4E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#DB8686 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.77

#DB8686 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB8686

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB8686	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB8686	1.00	2.70	7.77	7.77
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#979386

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACA485

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EB7C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db8686;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 134, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.105 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9aaa9',
    500: '#db8686',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db8686;
$custom-light: #e9aaa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db8686",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.14,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70926,
    "c": 0.10481,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.33831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB8686

secondary

#D2EBEB

accent

#C2C224

background

#FEFAFA

surface

#FDF4F4

border

#D5CECE

text

#16100F

muted

#847F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB8686

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

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