#DD4240#DD4240

#DD4240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.192 H 25.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD4240
RGB	rgb(221, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(1, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 71%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.43, 59.68, 36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.43, 69.93, 31.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.43% 0.1734 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(60.43% 0.192 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.6960, 19.6436, 6.9195)
Luminance	0.1964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD4240 #40DBDD

analogous

#DD408C #DD4240 #DD9040

triadic

#DD4240 #40DD42 #4240DD

tetradic

#DD4240 #8CDD40 #40DBDD #9040DD

square

#DD4240 #8CDD40 #40DBDD #9040DD

split-complementary

#DD4240 #40DD90 #408CDD

monochromatic

#8A1A19 #BE2422 #DD4240 #E67574 #EFA9A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#DD4240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#DD4240 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD4240

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD4240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD4240	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E653E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95873B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F30543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd4240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.192 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f08075',
    500: '#dd4240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd4240;
$custom-light: #f08075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd4240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.764,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60431,
    "c": 0.19232,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD4240

secondary

#9CDCDD

accent

#EAED3B

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFED

border

#D7CAC8

text

#180B08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD4240

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

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