#DE6251#DE6251
#DE6251 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.159 H 29.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE6251 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 98, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 63.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.94, 47.29, 33.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.94, 57.96, 35.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.68% 0.1376 0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.68% 0.159 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9804, 24.8636, 10.6874) |
| Luminance | 0.2486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.02
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.56
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.12
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.85
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE6251 #51CDDE
analogous
#DE5187 #DE6251 #DEA951
triadic
#DE6251 #51DE62 #6251DE
tetradic
#DE6251 #87DE51 #51CDDE #A951DE
square
#DE6251 #87DE51 #51CDDE #A951DE
split-complementary
#DE6251 #51DEA9 #5187DE
monochromatic
#982C1D #CB3A27 #DE6251 #E89084 #F2BFB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#DE6251 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#DE6251 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DE6251
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE6251 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE6251 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82784F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1934E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F34A5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de6251; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 98, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.159 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef9282',
500: '#de6251',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de6251; $custom-light: #ef9282; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de6251",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 98,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.234,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64682,
"c": 0.15879,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.24859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE6251
secondary
#AADAE1
accent
#D6EB3D
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C