#DD5A5B#DD5A5B
#DD5A5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.165 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5A5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 90, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 58.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.53, 51.32, 25.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.53, 57.52, 26.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.64% 0.1521 0.0631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.64% 0.165 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3665, 23.4443, 12.5583) |
| Luminance | 0.2344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.23
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.02
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.10
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.45
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5A5B #5ADDDC
analogous
#DD5A9C #DD5A5B #DD9A5A
triadic
#DD5A5B #5BDD5A #5A5BDD
tetradic
#DD5A5B #9CDD5A #5ADDDC #9A5ADD
square
#DD5A5B #9CDD5A #5ADDDC #9A5ADD
split-complementary
#DD5A5B #5ADD9A #5A9CDD
monochromatic
#9C2021 #CF2B2C #DD5A5B #E78D8D #F2BFC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#DD5A5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#DD5A5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5A5B
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5A5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5A5B | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A745A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1425C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5a5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 90, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.165 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8e89',
500: '#dd5a5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5a5b; $custom-light: #ee8e89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5a5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 90,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.542,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63635,
"c": 0.16465,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.2344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5A5B
secondary
#B1E2E2
accent
#CECC18
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867D7C