#DD4540#DD4540
#DD4540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.190 H 26.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 69, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 70%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 71%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 71%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.84, 58.56, 36.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.84, 69.23, 32.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.74% 0.1698 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.74% 0.19 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8759, 20.0034, 6.9794) |
| Luminance | 0.2000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.88
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.63
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.26
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.64
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4540 #40D8DD
analogous
#DD4089 #DD4540 #DD9340
triadic
#DD4540 #40DD45 #4540DD
tetradic
#DD4540 #89DD40 #40D8DD #9340DD
square
#DD4540 #89DD40 #40D8DD #9340DD
split-complementary
#DD4540 #40DD93 #4089DD
monochromatic
#8A1C19 #BE2722 #DD4540 #E67874 #EFAAA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#DD4540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#DD4540 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4540
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4540 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70673E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96883B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F31245
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 69, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.190 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08275',
500: '#dd4540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4540; $custom-light: #f08275; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4540",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 69,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.911,
"s": 69.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60736,
"c": 0.1896,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.19999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4540
secondary
#9CDBDD
accent
#E7ED3B
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFEFED
border
#D7CAC8
text
#180B08
muted
#867C7B