#DD5C63#DD5C63
#DD5C63 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.162 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5C63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 92, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 55.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.02, 51.00, 21.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.02, 55.53, 23.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% 0.1523 0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.162 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9011, 23.9317, 14.5307) |
| Luminance | 0.2393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.30
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.39
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.39
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.53
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5C63 #5CDDD6
analogous
#DD5CA4 #DD5C63 #DD965C
triadic
#DD5C63 #63DD5C #5C63DD
tetradic
#DD5C63 #A4DD5C #5CDDD6 #965CDD
square
#DD5C63 #A4DD5C #5CDDD6 #965CDD
split-complementary
#DD5C63 #5CDD96 #5CA4DD
monochromatic
#9E2128 #D02B34 #DD5C63 #E88F93 #F2C1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#DD5C63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#DD5C63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5C63
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5C63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5C63 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7562
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9060
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1465F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5c63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 92, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.162 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed8f8f',
500: '#dd5c63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5c63; $custom-light: #ed8f8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5c63",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 92,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.744,
"s": 65.482,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64053,
"c": 0.16169,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.23927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5C63
secondary
#B2E3E0
accent
#CDC318
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0C
muted
#857E7D