#DD4543#DD4543

#DD4543 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.189 H 25.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD4543
RGB	rgb(221, 69, 67)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(1, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 69.7%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.88, 58.70, 35.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.88, 68.48, 31.00°)
OKLab	oklab(60.78% 0.1709 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(60.78% 0.189 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.9636, 20.0385, 7.4412)
Luminance	0.2003 (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

#DD4543 #43DBDD

analogous

#DD438E #DD4543 #DD9243

triadic

#DD4543 #43DD45 #4543DD

tetradic

#DD4543 #8EDD43 #43DBDD #9243DD

square

#DD4543 #8EDD43 #43DBDD #9243DD

split-complementary

#DD4543 #43DD92 #438EDD

monochromatic

#8C1B19 #C02523 #DD4543 #E67877 #F0ACAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#DD4543 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#DD4543 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD4543

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD4543	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD4543	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96883E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F31446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd4543;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 69, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.189 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f08277',
    500: '#dd4543',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd4543;
$custom-light: #f08277;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd4543",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.779,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60779,
    "c": 0.18919,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD4543

secondary

#9EDDDE

accent

#EAEC3C

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFED

border

#D7CAC8

text

#180B08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD4543

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

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