#DB9CA2#DB9CA2
#DB9CA2 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.076 H 12.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 156, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 26%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.49, 24.33, 6.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.49, 25.13, 14.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.49% 0.0739 0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.49% 0.076 12.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6244, 41.4483, 39.6673) |
| Luminance | 0.4145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 3.19
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.29
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 4.80
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.86
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.56
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9CA2 #9CDBD5
analogous
#DB9CC1 #DB9CA2 #DBB59C
triadic
#DB9CA2 #A2DB9C #9CA2DB
tetradic
#DB9CA2 #C1DB9C #9CDBD5 #B59CDB
square
#DB9CA2 #C1DB9C #9CDBD5 #B59CDB
split-complementary
#DB9CA2 #9CDBB5 #9CC1DB
monochromatic
#B9434F #CB6F78 #DB9CA2 #EBC9CC #F7E9EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#DB9CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#DB9CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9CA2
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9CA2 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A5A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B1A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7979E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 156, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.076 12.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7b9bd',
500: '#db9ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9ca2; $custom-light: #e7b9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 156,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.286,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7549,
"c": 0.07576,
"h": 12.7
},
"luminance": 0.41446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9CA2
secondary
#DDEEEC
accent
#BAAC2C
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F6
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161112
muted
#848081