#DD4953#DD4953
#DD4953 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.184 H 20.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4953 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 73, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 62.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.69, 58.03, 26.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.69, 63.99, 24.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.47% 0.1719 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.47% 0.184 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7660, 20.7665, 10.4122) |
| Luminance | 0.2076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.20
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.32
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.62
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.13
Pinkish Red
#F10C45
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4953 #49DDD3
analogous
#DD499D #DD4953 #DD8949
triadic
#DD4953 #53DD49 #4953DD
tetradic
#DD4953 #9DDD49 #49DDD3 #8949DD
square
#DD4953 #9DDD49 #49DDD3 #8949DD
split-complementary
#DD4953 #49DD89 #499DDD
monochromatic
#911B23 #C4252F #DD4953 #E77D84 #F0B0B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#DD4953 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#DD4953 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4953
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4953 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4953 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706A52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2254E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4953; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 73, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.184 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8483',
500: '#dd4953',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4953; $custom-light: #ef8483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4953",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 73,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.946,
"s": 68.519,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61465,
"c": 0.18369,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.20762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4953
secondary
#A3DFDB
accent
#EBE03C
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180B0A
muted
#867C7C