#DB9B8A#DB9B8A
#DB9B8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.081 H 35.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 155, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 37%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, 21.76, 18.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 28.54, 40.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.71% 0.0661 0.0471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.71% 0.081 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5238, 40.3407, 29.4286) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.15
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.53
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.71
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.56
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 7.05
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9B8A #8ACADB
analogous
#DB8AA1 #DB9B8A #DBC48A
triadic
#DB9B8A #8ADB9B #9B8ADB
tetradic
#DB9B8A #A1DB8A #8ACADB #C48ADB
square
#DB9B8A #A1DB8A #8ACADB #C48ADB
split-complementary
#DB9B8A #8ADBC4 #8AA1DB
monochromatic
#B35137 #CD735B #DB9B8A #E9C3B9 #F8EBE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#DB9B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#DB9B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9B8A
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9B8A | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA389
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AF89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E99296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 155, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.081 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8b8ac',
500: '#db9b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9b8a; $custom-light: #e8b8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 155,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.593,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74711,
"c": 0.08112,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.40338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9B8A
secondary
#D5E7EC
accent
#A0C025
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF6F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#161110
muted
#84807F