#DB8973#DB8973
#DB8973 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.106 H 35.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB8973 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 137, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 47%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 47.5%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.12, 28.94, 24.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.12, 38.22, 40.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% 0.0861 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.106 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2559, 34.1927, 20.6434) |
| Luminance | 0.3419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.49
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.71
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.66
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.82
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB8973 #73C5DB
analogous
#DB7391 #DB8973 #DBBD73
triadic
#DB8973 #73DB89 #8973DB
tetradic
#DB8973 #91DB73 #73C5DB #BD73DB
square
#DB8973 #91DB73 #73C5DB #BD73DB
split-complementary
#DB8973 #73DBBD #7391DB
monochromatic
#A8462B #CE6042 #DB8973 #E8B2A4 #F4DBD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#DB8973 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#DB8973 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB8973
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB8973 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB8973 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9471
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A572
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC7C83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db8973; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 137, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.106 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9ac9b',
500: '#db8973',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db8973; $custom-light: #e9ac9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db8973",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 137,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.692,
"s": 59.091,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71018,
"c": 0.10613,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.34189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB8973
secondary
#C3DFE6
accent
#A3C71F
background
#FEFAF9
surface
#FDF4F2
border
#D5CECC
text
#16100E
muted
#847F7E