#DD4F38#DD4F38
#DD4F38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.182 H 31.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 79, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 71%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 74.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.23, 54.21, 42.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.23, 69.11, 38.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.75% 0.1546 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.75% 0.182 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3322, 21.2544, 6.0880) |
| Luminance | 0.2125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 3.69
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.07
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.49
Vermillion
#F4320C
ΔE00 6.09
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 6.35
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4F38 #38C6DD
analogous
#DD3873 #DD4F38 #DDA238
triadic
#DD4F38 #38DD4F #4F38DD
tetradic
#DD4F38 #73DD38 #38C6DD #A238DD
square
#DD4F38 #73DD38 #38C6DD #A238DD
split-complementary
#DD4F38 #38DDA2 #3873DD
monochromatic
#842617 #B8351F #DD4F38 #E67D6C #EFABA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#DD4F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#DD4F38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4F38
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4F38 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776B35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3294B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 79, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.182 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08770',
500: '#dd4f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4f38; $custom-light: #f08770; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 79,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.364,
"s": 70.815,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61746,
"c": 0.18171,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.2125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4F38
secondary
#95D2DB
accent
#D5EE3A
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#180C07
muted
#867D7A