#DE524E#DE524E
#DE524E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.176 H 25.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE524E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 82, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 64.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.15, 54.35, 31.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.15, 62.95, 30.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.56% 0.1592 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.56% 0.176 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5201, 22.1190, 9.6579) |
| Luminance | 0.2211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.03
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.76
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.98
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.11
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE524E #4EDADE
analogous
#DE4E92 #DE524E #DE9A4E
triadic
#DE524E #4EDE52 #524EDE
tetradic
#DE524E #92DE4E #4EDADE #9A4EDE
square
#DE524E #92DE4E #4EDADE #9A4EDE
split-complementary
#DE524E #4EDE9A #4E92DE
monochromatic
#961F1C #C92A26 #DE524E #E88482 #F1B7B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#DE524E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#DE524E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DE524E
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE524E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE524E | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776F4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8D4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F33352
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de524e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 82, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.176 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0897f',
500: '#de524e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de524e; $custom-light: #f0897f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de524e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 82,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.667,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62564,
"c": 0.17597,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.22114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE524E
secondary
#A8DFE0
accent
#E7EB3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C