#DD5B5E#DD5B5E
#DD5B5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.163 H 21.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5B5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 91, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 57.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.75, 51.08, 24.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.75, 56.66, 25.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.82% 0.1518 0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.82% 0.163 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5834, 23.6670, 13.2819) |
| Luminance | 0.2366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.96
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.00
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.07
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.60
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.84
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5B5E #5BDDDA
analogous
#DD5B9F #DD5B5E #DD995B
triadic
#DD5B5E #5EDD5B #5B5EDD
tetradic
#DD5B5E #9FDD5B #5BDDDA #995BDD
square
#DD5B5E #9FDD5B #5BDDDA #995BDD
split-complementary
#DD5B5E #5BDD99 #5B9FDD
monochromatic
#9D2123 #D02B2F #DD5B5E #E88E90 #F2C0C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#DD5B5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#DD5B5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5B5E
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5B5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5B5E | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B745D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C905B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1445D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5b5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 91, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.163 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8e8b',
500: '#dd5b5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5b5e; $custom-light: #ee8e8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5b5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 91,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.615,
"s": 65.657,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63822,
"c": 0.16322,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.23662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5B5E
secondary
#B1E2E1
accent
#CEC918
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D