#DD4438#DD4438

#DD4438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.192 H 28.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD4438
RGB	rgb(221, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 74.7%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.61, 58.60, 41.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.61, 71.59, 35.06°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% 0.1683 0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.192 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.6034, 19.7968, 5.8450)
Luminance	0.1979 (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

#DD4438 #38D1DD

analogous

#DD387E #DD4438 #DD9738

triadic

#DD4438 #38DD44 #4438DD

tetradic

#DD4438 #7EDD38 #38D1DD #9738DD

square

#DD4438 #7EDD38 #38D1DD #9738DD

split-complementary

#DD4438 #38DD97 #387EDD

monochromatic

#841F17 #B82B1F #DD4438 #E6756C #EFA6A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#DD4438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#DD4438 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD4438

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD4438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD4438	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F30A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd4438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.192 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f1816f',
    500: '#dd4438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd4438;
$custom-light: #f1816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd4438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.364,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6053,
    "c": 0.19168,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD4438

secondary

#95D6DB

accent

#E1EE3A

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEC

border

#D7CAC7

text

#190B07

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD4438

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

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