#DD4C3E#DD4C3E
#DD4C3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.183 H 29.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 76, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 70%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 72%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 71.9%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.83, 55.71, 39.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.83, 68.11, 35.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.47% 0.1605 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.47% 0.183 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2763, 20.8936, 6.8372) |
| Luminance | 0.2089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.20
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.66
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.09
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.66
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4C3E #3ECFDD
analogous
#DD3E7F #DD4C3E #DD9B3E
triadic
#DD4C3E #3EDD4C #4C3EDD
tetradic
#DD4C3E #7FDD3E #3ECFDD #9B3EDD
square
#DD4C3E #7FDD3E #3ECFDD #9B3EDD
split-complementary
#DD4C3E #3EDD9B #3E7FDD
monochromatic
#892218 #BD2F21 #DD4C3E #E67C72 #EFADA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#DD4C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#DD4C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4C3E
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4C3E | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3244A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 76, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.183 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08574',
500: '#dd4c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4c3e; $custom-light: #f08574; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 76,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.283,
"s": 70.044,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61471,
"c": 0.18338,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.20889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4C3E
secondary
#9AD7DD
accent
#DDED3B
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B