#DD5C5B#DD5C5B
#DD5C5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.162 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5C5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 92, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 58.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.87, 50.41, 26.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.87, 56.91, 27.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.9% 0.1492 0.0641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.162 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5374, 23.7863, 12.6153) |
| Luminance | 0.2378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.21
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.21
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.44
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5C5B #5BDCDD
analogous
#DD5B9B #DD5C5B #DD9D5B
triadic
#DD5C5B #5BDD5C #5C5BDD
tetradic
#DD5C5B #9BDD5B #5BDCDD #9D5BDD
square
#DD5C5B #9BDD5B #5BDCDD #9D5BDD
split-complementary
#DD5C5B #5BDD9D #5B9BDD
monochromatic
#9D2221 #D02C2B #DD5C5B #E88E8E #F2C1C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#DD5C5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#DD5C5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5C5B
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5C5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5C5B | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C755A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9058
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1445D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5c5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 92, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.162 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8f89',
500: '#dd5c5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5c5b; $custom-light: #ee8f89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5c5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 92,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.462,
"s": 65.657,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63896,
"c": 0.1624,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.23782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5C5B
secondary
#B1E2E2
accent
#CCCE18
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C