#DD545E#DD545E
#DD545E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.171 H 19.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD545E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 84, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 57.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.58, 54.20, 22.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.58, 58.87, 22.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.94% 0.1616 0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.94% 0.171 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0127, 22.5255, 13.0916) |
| Luminance | 0.2252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.24
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.35
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.87
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.07
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD545E #54DDD3
analogous
#DD54A3 #DD545E #DD8E54
triadic
#DD545E #5EDD54 #545EDD
tetradic
#DD545E #A3DD54 #54DDD3 #8E54DD
square
#DD545E #A3DD54 #54DDD3 #8E54DD
split-complementary
#DD545E #54DD8E #54A3DD
monochromatic
#981E27 #CB2834 #DD545E #E7878E #F1BABE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#DD545E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#DD545E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD545E
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD545E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD545E | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76715D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998D5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F13A58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd545e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 84, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.171 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8a8b',
500: '#dd545e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd545e; $custom-light: #ee8a8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd545e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 84,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.62,
"s": 66.829,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62941,
"c": 0.1712,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.22521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD545E
secondary
#ACE1DD
accent
#EADD3E
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D