#DD5B43#DD5B43
#DD5B43 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.168 H 32.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5B43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 91, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 70%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 69.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.34, 49.42, 39.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.34, 63.15, 38.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.38% 0.1418 0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.38% 0.168 32.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5765, 23.2642, 7.9788) |
| Luminance | 0.2326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.87
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.12
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.72
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.82
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 6.04
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5B43 #43C5DD
analogous
#DD4378 #DD5B43 #DDA843
triadic
#DD5B43 #43DD5B #5B43DD
tetradic
#DD5B43 #78DD43 #43C5DD #A843DD
square
#DD5B43 #78DD43 #43C5DD #A843DD
split-complementary
#DD5B43 #43DDA8 #4378DD
monochromatic
#8C2B19 #C03B23 #DD5B43 #E68877 #F0B5AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#DD5B43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#DD5B43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5B43
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5B43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5B43 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7340
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F23F56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5b43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 91, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.168 32.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8e78',
500: '#dd5b43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5b43; $custom-light: #ef8e78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5b43",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 91,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.351,
"s": 69.369,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63381,
"c": 0.16795,
"h": 32.4
},
"luminance": 0.2326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5B43
secondary
#9ED4DE
accent
#D1EC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D09
muted
#867D7B