#DD4E4D#DD4E4D
#DD4E4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.179 H 24.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 78, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 65.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.34, 55.65, 31.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.34, 63.84, 29.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.92% 0.1632 0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.92% 0.179 24.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8862, 21.3615, 9.3586) |
| Luminance | 0.2136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.54
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.09
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.06
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.06
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4E4D #4DDCDD
analogous
#DD4D94 #DD4E4D #DD964D
triadic
#DD4E4D #4DDD4E #4E4DDD
tetradic
#DD4E4D #94DD4D #4DDCDD #964DDD
square
#DD4E4D #94DD4D #4DDCDD #964DDD
split-complementary
#DD4E4D #4DDD96 #4D94DD
monochromatic
#931D1C #C72726 #DD4E4D #E78180 #F1B4B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#DD4E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#DD4E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4E4D
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4E4D | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746C4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F22C4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 78, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.179 24.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef877f',
500: '#dd4e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4e4d; $custom-light: #ef877f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 78,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.417,
"s": 67.925,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6192,
"c": 0.17914,
"h": 24.3
},
"luminance": 0.21357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4E4D
secondary
#A6DFDF
accent
#EAEB3D
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C