#DD5E4E#DD5E4E
#DD5E4E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.162 H 29.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 64.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.02, 48.63, 34.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.02, 59.35, 34.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.94% 0.1414 0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.94% 0.162 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2000, 23.9322, 9.9720) |
| Luminance | 0.2393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.20
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.08
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.30
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.38
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5E4E #4ECDDD
analogous
#DD4E85 #DD5E4E #DDA54E
triadic
#DD5E4E #4EDD5E #5E4EDD
tetradic
#DD5E4E #85DD4E #4ECDDD #A54EDD
square
#DD5E4E #85DD4E #4ECDDD #A54EDD
split-complementary
#DD5E4E #4EDDA5 #4E85DD
monochromatic
#942A1C #C73826 #DD5E4E #E78D81 #F1BBB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#DD5E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#DD5E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5E4E
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5E4E | 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)
#7F754C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F914B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2455B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.162 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee9080',
500: '#dd5e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5e4e; $custom-light: #ee9080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.713,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6394,
"c": 0.16246,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.23928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5E4E
secondary
#A7D9E0
accent
#D7EB3D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C