#DE6E49#DE6E49
#DE6E49 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.149 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE6E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 110, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 67.1%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.13, 40.94, 40.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.13, 57.60, 44.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.31% 0.1166 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.31% 0.149 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9061, 27.1669, 9.6023) |
| Luminance | 0.2716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.24
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.56
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.31
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE6E49 #49B9DE
analogous
#DE496F #DE6E49 #DEB849
triadic
#DE6E49 #49DE6E #6E49DE
tetradic
#DE6E49 #6FDE49 #49B9DE #B849DE
square
#DE6E49 #6FDE49 #49B9DE #B849DE
split-complementary
#DE6E49 #49DEB8 #496FDE
monochromatic
#92381A #C64C24 #DE6E49 #E7977D #F1C1B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#DE6E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#DE6E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DE6E49
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE6E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE6E49 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7F45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79847
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F35866
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de6e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 110, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.149 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef9a7d',
500: '#de6e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de6e49; $custom-light: #ef9a7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de6e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 110,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.899,
"s": 69.302,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66308,
"c": 0.14948,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.27162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE6E49
secondary
#A4D0DF
accent
#C0EC3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180E0A
muted
#867E7C