#DD4848#DD4848
#DD4848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.186 H 24.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4848 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 72, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 67.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.38, 57.80, 32.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.38, 66.55, 29.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.169 0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.186 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3094, 20.4796, 8.3286) |
| Luminance | 0.2047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.23
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.70
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.84
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.27
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.53
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4848 #48DDDD
analogous
#DD4893 #DD4848 #DD9348
triadic
#DD4848 #48DD48 #4848DD
tetradic
#DD4848 #93DD48 #48DDDD #9348DD
square
#DD4848 #93DD48 #48DDDD #9348DD
split-complementary
#DD4848 #48DD93 #4893DD
monochromatic
#901B1B #C32424 #DD4848 #E77C7C #F0AFAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#DD4848 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#DD4848 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4848
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4848 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4848 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968944
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F21E4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4848; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 72, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.186 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef837b',
500: '#dd4848',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4848; $custom-light: #ef837b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4848",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 72,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 68.664,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61171,
"c": 0.18572,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.20475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4848
secondary
#A2DEDE
accent
#ECEC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180B09
muted
#867C7B