#DB8C8A#DB8C8A
#DB8C8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.097 H 21.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB8C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 140, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 37%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.26, 29.83, 13.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.26, 32.81, 24.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.05% 0.0903 0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.05% 0.097 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1807, 35.6545, 28.6476) |
| Luminance | 0.3565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.65
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.11
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 5.68
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.75
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 5.91
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB8C8A #8AD9DB
analogous
#DB8AB1 #DB8C8A #DBB48A
triadic
#DB8C8A #8ADB8C #8C8ADB
tetradic
#DB8C8A #B1DB8A #8AD9DB #B48ADB
square
#DB8C8A #B1DB8A #8AD9DB #B48ADB
split-complementary
#DB8C8A #8ADBB4 #8AB1DB
monochromatic
#B33A37 #CD5E5B #DB8C8A #E9BAB9 #F8E8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#DB8C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#DB8C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB8C8A
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB8C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB8C8A | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9889
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA789
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA838C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db8c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 140, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.097 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8aeac',
500: '#db8c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db8c8a; $custom-light: #e8aeac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db8c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 140,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.481,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72047,
"c": 0.09697,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.35651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB8C8A
secondary
#D5EBEC
accent
#BDC025
background
#FEFAFA
surface
#FDF4F4
border
#D5CECE
text
#161010
muted
#847F7F