#DD4C37#DD4C37
#DD4C37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.185 H 31.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4C37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 76, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 71%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 75.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.75, 55.41, 42.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.75, 70.08, 37.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.39% 0.1582 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.39% 0.185 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0965, 20.8217, 5.8899) |
| Luminance | 0.2082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 3.77
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.90
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.72
Vermillion
#F4320C
ΔE00 6.15
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.26
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4C37 #37C8DD
analogous
#DD3775 #DD4C37 #DD9F37
triadic
#DD4C37 #37DD4C #4C37DD
tetradic
#DD4C37 #75DD37 #37C8DD #9F37DD
square
#DD4C37 #75DD37 #37C8DD #9F37DD
split-complementary
#DD4C37 #37DD9F #3775DD
monochromatic
#832416 #B8321F #DD4C37 #E67B6B #EFAAA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#DD4C37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#DD4C37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4C37
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4C37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4C37 | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F32248
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4c37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 76, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.185 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0856f',
500: '#dd4c37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4c37; $custom-light: #f0856f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4c37",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 76,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.59,
"s": 70.94,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61387,
"c": 0.18466,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.20817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4C37
secondary
#95D2DB
accent
#D7EE3A
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#180C07
muted
#867D7A