#DD4451#DD4451

#DD4451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.189 H 20.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD4451
RGB	rgb(221, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 69%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(355, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 63.3%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.96, 59.83, 27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.96, 65.73, 24.46°)
OKLab	oklab(60.9% 0.1773 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.189 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.3745, 20.1053, 9.9063)
Luminance	0.2010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD4451 #44DDD0

analogous

#DD449E #DD4451 #DD8444

triadic

#DD4451 #51DD44 #4451DD

tetradic

#DD4451 #9EDD44 #44DDD0 #8444DD

square

#DD4451 #9EDD44 #44DDD0 #8444DD

split-complementary

#DD4451 #44DD84 #449EDD

monochromatic

#8D1A23 #C12330 #DD4451 #E67881 #F0ACB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#DD4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#DD4451 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD4451

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD4451	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94884D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F2184A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.189 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ef8181',
    500: '#dd4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd4451;
$custom-light: #ef8181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.902,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60904,
    "c": 0.18883,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD4451

secondary

#9FDED8

accent

#ECDD3C

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFEE

border

#D7CAC9

text

#180B0A

muted

#867C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD4451

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

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