#DD5A5A#DD5A5A
#DD5A5A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.165 H 23.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5A5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 90, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 59.3%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.51, 51.25, 26.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.51, 57.71, 27.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% 0.1517 0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.165 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3236, 23.4272, 12.3327) |
| Luminance | 0.2342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 0.99
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.08
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.09
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.34
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5A5A #5ADDDD
analogous
#DD5A9B #DD5A5A #DD9B5A
triadic
#DD5A5A #5ADD5A #5A5ADD
tetradic
#DD5A5A #9BDD5A #5ADDDD #9B5ADD
square
#DD5A5A #9BDD5A #5ADDDD #9B5ADD
split-complementary
#DD5A5A #5ADD9B #5A9BDD
monochromatic
#9C2020 #CF2B2B #DD5A5A #E78D8D #F2BFBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#DD5A5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#DD5A5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5A5A
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5A5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5A5A | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7459
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1415B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5a5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 90, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.165 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8e88',
500: '#dd5a5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5a5a; $custom-light: #ee8e88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5a5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 90,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63616,
"c": 0.16476,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.23423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5A5A
secondary
#B1E2E2
accent
#CECE18
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867D7C