#DE4E3B#DE4E3B
#DE4E3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.183 H 30.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE4E3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 78, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 71%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 73.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.28, 55.08, 41.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.28, 68.89, 36.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.83% 0.1578 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.83% 0.183 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6417, 21.2990, 6.4765) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.12
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.76
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.88
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.16
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE4E3B #3BCBDE
analogous
#DE3B79 #DE4E3B #DEA03B
triadic
#DE4E3B #3BDE4E #4E3BDE
tetradic
#DE4E3B #79DE3B #3BCBDE #A03BDE
square
#DE4E3B #79DE3B #3BCBDE #A03BDE
split-complementary
#DE4E3B #3BDEA0 #3B79DE
monochromatic
#882417 #BC3220 #DE4E3B #E77D6F #F0ADA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#DE4E3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#DE4E3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DE4E3B
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE4E3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE4E3B | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4274B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de4e3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 78, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.183 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18672',
500: '#de4e3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de4e3b; $custom-light: #f18672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de4e3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 78,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.994,
"s": 71.179,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61825,
"c": 0.1831,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.21294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE4E3B
secondary
#98D5DD
accent
#D9EE3A
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B