#DD5C55#DD5C55
#DD5C55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.163 H 25.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5C55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 92, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 61.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.77, 50.00, 29.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.77, 58.18, 30.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.79% 0.1469 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.79% 0.163 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2889, 23.6869, 11.3063) |
| Luminance | 0.2368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.62
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.17
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.03
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.15
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.24
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5C55 #55D6DD
analogous
#DD5592 #DD5C55 #DDA055
triadic
#DD5C55 #55DD5C #5C55DD
tetradic
#DD5C55 #92DD55 #55D6DD #A055DD
square
#DD5C55 #92DD55 #55D6DD #A055DD
split-complementary
#DD5C55 #55DDA0 #5592DD
monochromatic
#99251F #CC3129 #DD5C55 #E78D88 #F1BEBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#DD5C55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#DD5C55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5C55
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5C55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5C55 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9052
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1435B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5c55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 92, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.163 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8f85',
500: '#dd5c55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5c55; $custom-light: #ee8f85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5c55",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 92,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.088,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63788,
"c": 0.16325,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.23682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5C55
secondary
#ADDEE1
accent
#E1EA3E
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C