#DD6859#DD6859
#DD6859 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.150 H 29.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD6859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 104, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 59.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, 44.56, 30.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 53.91, 34.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.52% 0.1306 0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.52% 0.15 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5754, 25.9984, 12.5414) |
| Luminance | 0.2599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.68
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.84
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.38
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.75
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.11
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD6859 #59CEDD
analogous
#DD598C #DD6859 #DDAA59
triadic
#DD6859 #59DD68 #6859DD
tetradic
#DD6859 #8CDD59 #59CEDD #AA59DD
square
#DD6859 #8CDD59 #59CEDD #AA59DD
split-complementary
#DD6859 #59DDAA #598CDD
monochromatic
#9C2E20 #CF3D2A #DD6859 #E7968C #F2C4BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#DD6859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#DD6859 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD6859
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD6859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD6859 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857C57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29557
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F15365
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd6859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 104, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.150 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9688',
500: '#dd6859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd6859; $custom-light: #ed9688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd6859",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 104,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.818,
"s": 66,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6552,
"c": 0.14956,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.25994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD6859
secondary
#B0DCE2
accent
#B9CE18
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#170E0B
muted
#857E7C