#DE7251#DE7251
#DE7251 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.143 H 37.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE7251 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 114, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 63.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.04, 39.40, 37.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.04, 54.25, 43.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.03% 0.1132 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.03% 0.143 37.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6299, 28.1626, 11.2373) |
| Luminance | 0.2816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.10
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.67
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.92
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.39
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.77
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE7251 #51BDDE
analogous
#DE5176 #DE7251 #DEB951
triadic
#DE7251 #51DE72 #7251DE
tetradic
#DE7251 #76DE51 #51BDDE #B951DE
square
#DE7251 #76DE51 #51BDDE #B951DE
split-complementary
#DE7251 #51DEB9 #5176DE
monochromatic
#983A1D #CB4D27 #DE7251 #E89C84 #F2C5B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#DE7251 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#DE7251 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DE7251
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE7251 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE7251 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E824E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99A4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F25E6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de7251; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 114, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.143 37.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee9c82',
500: '#de7251',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de7251; $custom-light: #ee9c82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de7251",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 114,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.043,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67032,
"c": 0.14312,
"h": 37.7
},
"luminance": 0.28158
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE7251
secondary
#AAD4E1
accent
#C2EB3D
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180E0A
muted
#867E7C