#DE4E43#DE4E43
#DE4E43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.182 H 27.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE4E43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 78, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 70%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 69.8%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.37, 55.45, 37.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.37, 66.70, 33.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.93% 0.1605 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.93% 0.182 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8653, 21.3884, 7.6542) |
| Luminance | 0.2138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.01
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.09
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.35
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE4E43 #43D3DE
analogous
#DE4386 #DE4E43 #DE9C43
triadic
#DE4E43 #43DE4E #4E43DE
tetradic
#DE4E43 #86DE43 #43D3DE #9C43DE
square
#DE4E43 #86DE43 #43D3DE #9C43DE
split-complementary
#DE4E43 #43DE9C #4386DE
monochromatic
#8E2119 #C22D22 #DE4E43 #E77F77 #F0B0AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#DE4E43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#DE4E43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DE4E43
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE4E43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE4E43 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766C41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4294C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de4e43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 78, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.182 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08777',
500: '#de4e43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de4e43; $custom-light: #f08777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de4e43",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 78,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.258,
"s": 70.136,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61928,
"c": 0.18167,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.21384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE4E43
secondary
#9FDADE
accent
#E0ED3B
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B