#DB9CA5#DB9CA5
#DB9CA5 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.076 H 9.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 156, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 24.7%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.56, 24.76, 4.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.56, 25.21, 10.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.57% 0.075 0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.57% 0.076 9.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8943, 41.5562, 41.0885) |
| Luminance | 0.4155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 2.12
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 3.87
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.86
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 4.87
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.25
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9CA5 #9CDBD2
analogous
#DB9CC4 #DB9CA5 #DBB29C
triadic
#DB9CA5 #A5DB9C #9CA5DB
tetradic
#DB9CA5 #C4DB9C #9CDBD2 #B29CDB
square
#DB9CA5 #C4DB9C #9CDBD2 #B29CDB
split-complementary
#DB9CA5 #9CDBB2 #9CC4DB
monochromatic
#B94354 #CB6F7C #DB9CA5 #EBC9CE #F7E9EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#DB9CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#DB9CA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9CA5
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9CA5 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A6A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B1A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7979F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 156, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.076 9.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7b9bf',
500: '#db9ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9ca5; $custom-light: #e7b9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 156,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.429,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75572,
"c": 0.0761,
"h": 9.6
},
"luminance": 0.41554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9CA5
secondary
#DDEEEB
accent
#BAA62C
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161112
muted
#848081