#DF4A40#DF4A40
#DF4A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.187 H 27.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF4A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 74, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 71%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 71%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 71.3%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.91, 57.26, 38.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.91, 68.86, 33.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.6% 0.1655 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.187 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8093, 20.9606, 7.1150) |
| Luminance | 0.2096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.71
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.23
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.64
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.35
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 5.43
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF4A40 #40D5DF
analogous
#DF4086 #DF4A40 #DF9A40
triadic
#DF4A40 #40DF4A #4A40DF
tetradic
#DF4A40 #86DF40 #40D5DF #9A40DF
square
#DF4A40 #86DF40 #40D5DF #9A40DF
split-complementary
#DF4A40 #40DF9A #4086DF
monochromatic
#8D1F18 #C12B20 #DF4A40 #E87C74 #F1ADA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#DF4A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#DF4A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DF4A40
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF4A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF4A40 | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F51F49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df4a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 74, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.187 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18475',
500: '#df4a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df4a40; $custom-light: #f18475; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df4a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 74,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.774,
"s": 71.3,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61599,
"c": 0.18701,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.20956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF4A40
secondary
#9DDADE
accent
#E3EE3A
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B