#DD5256#DD5256

#DD5256 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.174 H 22.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD5256
RGB	rgb(221, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 61.1%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, 54.51, 27.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 60.85, 26.39°)
OKLab	oklab(62.55% 0.1613 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(62.55% 0.174 22)
XYZ	xyz(34.5191, 22.0833, 11.2471)
Luminance	0.2208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD5256 #52DDD9

analogous

#DD529C #DD5256 #DD9352

triadic

#DD5256 #56DD52 #5256DD

tetradic

#DD5256 #9CDD52 #52DDD9 #9352DD

square

#DD5256 #9CDD52 #52DDD9 #9352DD

split-complementary

#DD5256 #52DD93 #529CDD

monochromatic

#971E21 #CA282C #DD5256 #E78588 #F1B8BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#DD5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#DD5256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD5256

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD5256	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#998C52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F23555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.174 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ee8985',
    500: '#dd5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd5256;
$custom-light: #ee8985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.273,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62546,
    "c": 0.17396,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.22079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD5256

secondary

#AAE0DF

accent

#EAE53E

background

#FFF8F8

surface

#FFF0EF

border

#D7CBCA

text

#180C0B

muted

#867D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD5256

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

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