#DD6555#DD6555
#DD6555 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.154 H 29.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD6555 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 101, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.3%, 61.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.41, 45.75, 31.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.41, 55.71, 34.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.02% 0.1336 0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.02% 0.154 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1154, 25.3398, 11.5818) |
| Luminance | 0.2534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.33
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.51
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.27
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.85
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD6555 #55CDDD
analogous
#DD5589 #DD6555 #DDA955
triadic
#DD6555 #55DD65 #6555DD
tetradic
#DD6555 #89DD55 #55CDDD #A955DD
square
#DD6555 #89DD55 #55CDDD #A955DD
split-complementary
#DD6555 #55DDA9 #5589DD
monochromatic
#992D1F #CC3C29 #DD6555 #E79388 #F1C1BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#DD6555 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.07
#DD6555 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD6555
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD6555 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD6555 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.07 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837A53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19452
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F14F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd6555; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 101, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.154 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee9485',
500: '#dd6555',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd6555; $custom-light: #ee9485; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd6555",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 101,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.059,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65021,
"c": 0.15364,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.25335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD6555
secondary
#ADDBE1
accent
#D5EA3E
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C