#DB9481#DB9481

#DB9481 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.091 H 35.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB9481
RGB	rgb(219, 148, 129)
HSL	hsl(13, 56%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(13, 41%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 41.1%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.89, 24.50, 20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.89, 32.23, 40.53°)
OKLab	oklab(73.25% 0.0738 0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(73.25% 0.091 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(43.7677, 37.8281, 25.7610)
Luminance	0.3782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB9481 #81C8DB

analogous

#DB819B #DB9481 #DBC181

triadic

#DB9481 #81DB94 #9481DB

tetradic

#DB9481 #9BDB81 #81C8DB #C181DB

square

#DB9481 #9BDB81 #81C8DB #C181DB

split-complementary

#DB9481 #81DBC1 #819BDB

monochromatic

#AF4D32 #CD6C51 #DB9481 #E9BCB1 #F6E5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#DB9481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#DB9481 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB9481

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB9481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB9481	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A59D7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B6AB80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EB8A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db9481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 148, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.091 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e8b4a5',
    500: '#db9481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db9481;
$custom-light: #e8b4a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db9481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.667,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73246,
    "c": 0.09081,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB9481

secondary

#CEE4EA

accent

#A1C322

background

#FEFBFA

surface

#FDF6F4

border

#D5D0CE

text

#16110F

muted

#84807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB9481

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

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