#DD5138#DD5138

#DD5138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.180 H 32.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD5138
RGB	rgb(221, 81, 56)
HSL	hsl(9, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 74.7%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.54, 53.36, 43.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.54, 68.67, 39.01°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% 0.152 0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.18 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.4787, 21.5473, 6.1368)
Luminance	0.2154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD5138 #38C4DD

analogous

#DD3872 #DD5138 #DDA438

triadic

#DD5138 #38DD51 #5138DD

tetradic

#DD5138 #72DD38 #38C4DD #A438DD

square

#DD5138 #72DD38 #38C4DD #A438DD

split-complementary

#DD5138 #38DDA4 #3872DD

monochromatic

#842717 #B8371F #DD5138 #E67F6C #EFACA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#DD5138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#DD5138 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD5138

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD5138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD5138	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B8B33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F32D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd5138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 81, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.180 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f08870',
    500: '#dd5138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd5138;
$custom-light: #f08870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd5138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.091,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61984,
    "c": 0.17986,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD5138

secondary

#95D1DB

accent

#D2EE3A

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFF0EC

border

#D7CBC7

text

#180C07

muted

#867D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD5138

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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