#DD5F5E#DD5F5E
#DD5F5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.159 H 23.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5F5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 95, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 57.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.46, 49.24, 25.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.46, 55.42, 27.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.35% 0.146 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.35% 0.159 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9345, 24.3692, 13.3989) |
| Luminance | 0.2437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.90
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.37
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.85
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.81
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5F5E #5EDCDD
analogous
#DD5E9D #DD5F5E #DD9E5E
triadic
#DD5F5E #5EDD5F #5F5EDD
tetradic
#DD5F5E #9DDD5E #5EDCDD #9E5EDD
square
#DD5F5E #9DDD5E #5EDCDD #9E5EDD
split-complementary
#DD5F5E #5EDD9E #5E9DDD
monochromatic
#9F2322 #D22E2C #DD5F5E #E89191 #F2C3C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#DD5F5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#DD5F5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5F5E
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5F5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5F5E | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E775D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D915B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F14960
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5f5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 95, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.159 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed918b',
500: '#dd5f5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5f5e; $custom-light: #ed918b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5f5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 95,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.472,
"s": 65.128,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64352,
"c": 0.15865,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.24365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5F5E
secondary
#B4E3E3
accent
#CCCD19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0C
muted
#857E7D