#DF4C40#DF4C40
#DF4C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.185 H 28.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF4C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 76, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 71%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 71%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 71.3%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.20, 56.46, 38.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.20, 68.39, 34.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% 0.163 0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.185 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9449, 21.2319, 7.1602) |
| Luminance | 0.2123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.81
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.47
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.75
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.57
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF4C40 #40D3DF
analogous
#DF4084 #DF4C40 #DF9C40
triadic
#DF4C40 #40DF4C #4C40DF
tetradic
#DF4C40 #84DF40 #40D3DF #9C40DF
square
#DF4C40 #84DF40 #40D3DF #9C40DF
split-complementary
#DF4C40 #40DF9C #4084DF
monochromatic
#8D2018 #C12D20 #DF4C40 #E87D74 #F1AEA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#DF4C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#DF4C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DF4C40
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF4C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF4C40 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756B3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5234A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df4c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 76, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.185 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18575',
500: '#df4c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df4c40; $custom-light: #f18575; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df4c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 76,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.528,
"s": 71.3,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61821,
"c": 0.18513,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.21227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF4C40
secondary
#9DD9DE
accent
#E0EE3A
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B