#DD4C48#DD4C48
#DD4C48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.182 H 25.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4C48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 76, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 67.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.96, 56.20, 33.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.96, 65.53, 30.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.61% 0.164 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.61% 0.182 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5764, 21.0137, 8.4177) |
| Luminance | 0.2101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.47
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.78
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.99
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.61
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.33
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4C48 #48D9DD
analogous
#DD488E #DD4C48 #DD9748
triadic
#DD4C48 #48DD4C #4C48DD
tetradic
#DD4C48 #8EDD48 #48D9DD #9748DD
square
#DD4C48 #8EDD48 #48D9DD #9748DD
split-complementary
#DD4C48 #48DD97 #488EDD
monochromatic
#901E1B #C32924 #DD4C48 #E77E7C #F0B1AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#DD4C48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#DD4C48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4C48
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4C48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4C48 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2274C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4c48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 76, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.182 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef857b',
500: '#dd4c48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4c48; $custom-light: #ef857b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4c48",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 76,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.611,
"s": 68.664,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61612,
"c": 0.18181,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.21009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4C48
secondary
#A2DDDE
accent
#E7EC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B