#DD4245#DD4245

#DD4245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.192 H 24.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD4245
RGB	rgb(221, 66, 69)
HSL	hsl(359, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 68.8%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.50, 59.92, 33.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.50, 68.73, 29.33°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% 0.1752 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.192 24)
XYZ	xyz(32.8448, 19.7031, 7.7027)
Luminance	0.1970 (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

#DD4245 #42DDDA

analogous

#DD4293 #DD4245 #DD8D42

triadic

#DD4245 #45DD42 #4245DD

tetradic

#DD4245 #93DD42 #42DDDA #8D42DD

square

#DD4245 #93DD42 #42DDDA #8D42DD

split-complementary

#DD4245 #42DD8D #4293DD

monochromatic

#8C191B #BF2225 #DD4245 #E67678 #F0AAAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#DD4245 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#DD4245 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD4245

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD4245	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD4245	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6644

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F30945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd4245;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 66, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.192 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f08079',
    500: '#dd4245',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd4245;
$custom-light: #f08079;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd4245",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.839,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60503,
    "c": 0.19173,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.19698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD4245

secondary

#9DDDDC

accent

#ECE93B

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFED

border

#D7CAC8

text

#180B09

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD4245

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

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