#DB8D8A#DB8D8A
#DB8D8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.096 H 22.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB8D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 141, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 37%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.48, 29.29, 13.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.48, 32.46, 25.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.22% 0.0887 0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.22% 0.096 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3275, 35.9481, 28.6965) |
| Luminance | 0.3594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.98
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.28
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.91
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 5.98
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.00
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB8D8A #8AD8DB
analogous
#DB8AB0 #DB8D8A #DBB58A
triadic
#DB8D8A #8ADB8D #8D8ADB
tetradic
#DB8D8A #B0DB8A #8AD8DB #B58ADB
square
#DB8D8A #B0DB8A #8AD8DB #B58ADB
split-complementary
#DB8D8A #8ADBB5 #8AB0DB
monochromatic
#B33C37 #CD5F5B #DB8D8A #E9BBB9 #F8E8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#DB8D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#DB8D8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB8D8A
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB8D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB8D8A | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9889
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA848D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db8d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 141, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.096 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8afac',
500: '#db8d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db8d8a; $custom-light: #e8afac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db8d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 141,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.222,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7222,
"c": 0.09577,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.35945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB8D8A
secondary
#D5EBEC
accent
#BBC025
background
#FEFAFA
surface
#FDF4F4
border
#D5CECE
text
#161010
muted
#847F7F