#DE6451#DE6451
#DE6451 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.157 H 30.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE6451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 100, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 63.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.31, 46.34, 33.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.31, 57.45, 36.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.96% 0.1347 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.96% 0.157 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1699, 25.2425, 10.7506) |
| Luminance | 0.2524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.66
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.21
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.25
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.04
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 6.26
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE6451 #51CBDE
analogous
#DE5185 #DE6451 #DEAB51
triadic
#DE6451 #51DE64 #6451DE
tetradic
#DE6451 #85DE51 #51CBDE #AB51DE
square
#DE6451 #85DE51 #51CBDE #AB51DE
split-complementary
#DE6451 #51DEAB #5185DE
monochromatic
#982D1D #CB3D27 #DE6451 #E89284 #F2C0B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#DE6451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#DE6451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DE6451
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE6451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE6451 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83794F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2944E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F34D60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de6451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 100, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.157 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef9382',
500: '#de6451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de6451; $custom-light: #ef9382; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de6451",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 100,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.085,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64961,
"c": 0.15674,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.25238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE6451
secondary
#AAD9E1
accent
#D4EB3D
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C