#DD2626#DD2626

#DD2626 is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.216 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD2626
RGB	rgb(221, 38, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 73%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.8%, 82.8%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, 67.22, 47.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 82.12, 35.06°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.1919 0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.216 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.8657, 16.9034, 3.4709)
Luminance	0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD2626 #26DDDD

analogous

#DD2681 #DD2626 #DD8126

triadic

#DD2626 #26DD26 #2626DD

tetradic

#DD2626 #81DD26 #26DDDD #8126DD

square

#DD2626 #81DD26 #26DDDD #8126DD

split-complementary

#DD2626 #26DD81 #2681DD

monochromatic

#761313 #AB1B1B #DD2626 #E55B5B #EE9090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#DD2626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#DD2626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #DD2626

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD2626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##DD2626	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645923

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90801B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F4002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd2626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 38, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.216 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f37462',
    500: '#dd2626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd2626;
$custom-light: #f37462;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd2626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 72.908,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57892,
    "c": 0.21604,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD2626

secondary

#87D8D8

accent

#F0F038

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEEEA

border

#D7C9C6

text

#190905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD2626

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

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