#DD5A61#DD5A61
#DD5A61 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.164 H 19.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5A61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 90, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 56.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.64, 51.76, 22.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.64, 56.49, 23.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.75% 0.1544 0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.75% 0.164 19.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6357, 23.5520, 13.9764) |
| Luminance | 0.2355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.99
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.21
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.05
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.08
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.20
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5A61 #5ADDD6
analogous
#DD5AA2 #DD5A61 #DD945A
triadic
#DD5A61 #61DD5A #5A61DD
tetradic
#DD5A61 #A2DD5A #5ADDD6 #945ADD
square
#DD5A61 #A2DD5A #5ADDD6 #945ADD
split-complementary
#DD5A61 #5ADD94 #5AA2DD
monochromatic
#9C2027 #CF2B33 #DD5A61 #E78D92 #F2BFC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#DD5A61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#DD5A61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5A61
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5A61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5A61 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7460
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B905E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1435D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5a61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 90, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.164 19.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed8e8d',
500: '#dd5a61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5a61; $custom-light: #ed8e8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5a61",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 90,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.794,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63753,
"c": 0.16415,
"h": 19.8
},
"luminance": 0.23548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5A61
secondary
#B1E2DF
accent
#CEC418
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0C
muted
#857E7D