#DD5F5F#DD5F5F
#DD5F5F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.159 H 22.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD5F5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 95, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 57%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.47, 49.31, 24.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.47, 55.24, 26.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.37% 0.1464 0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.37% 0.159 22.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9797, 24.3872, 13.6368) |
| Luminance | 0.2438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.07
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.32
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.08
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.93
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD5F5F #5FDDDD
analogous
#DD5F9E #DD5F5F #DD9E5F
triadic
#DD5F5F #5FDD5F #5F5FDD
tetradic
#DD5F5F #9EDD5F #5FDDDD #9E5FDD
square
#DD5F5F #9EDD5F #5FDDDD #9E5FDD
split-complementary
#DD5F5F #5FDD9E #5F9EDD
monochromatic
#A02222 #D22D2D #DD5F5F #E89191 #F2C4C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#DD5F5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#DD5F5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD5F5F
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD5F5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD5F5F | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E775E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D915C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F14960
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd5f5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 95, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.159 22.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed918c',
500: '#dd5f5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd5f5f; $custom-light: #ed918c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd5f5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 95,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 64.948,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64371,
"c": 0.15854,
"h": 22.6
},
"luminance": 0.24383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD5F5F
secondary
#B5E3E3
accent
#CDCD19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0C
muted
#857E7D