#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
RGBrgb(221, 66, 64)
HSLhsl(1, 70%, 56%)
HSVhsv(1, 71%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70.1%, 71%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(51.43, 59.68, 36.45)
CIE-LCHlch(51.43, 69.93, 31.41°)
OKLaboklab(60.43% 0.1734 0.0832)
OKLCHoklch(60.43% 0.192 25.6)
XYZxyz(32.6960, 19.6436, 6.9195)
Luminance0.1964 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##DD42401.004.264.934.93
#FFFFFF4.261.0021.0021.00
#0000004.9321.001.001.00
##0000004.9321.001.001.00

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

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#DD4240 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva