#DF4E38#DF4E38
#DF4E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.185 H 31.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF4E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 78, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 72%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65%, 74.9%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.41, 55.30, 43.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.41, 70.16, 37.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.95% 0.1578 0.096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.95% 0.185 31.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8734, 21.4272, 6.0928) |
| Luminance | 0.2142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 3.50
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.98
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.28
Vermillion
#F4320C
ΔE00 6.00
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 6.17
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF4E38 #38C9DF
analogous
#DF3876 #DF4E38 #DFA138
triadic
#DF4E38 #38DF4E #4E38DF
tetradic
#DF4E38 #76DF38 #38C9DF #A138DF
square
#DF4E38 #76DF38 #38C9DF #A138DF
split-complementary
#DF4E38 #38DFA1 #3876DF
monochromatic
#872516 #BC331E #DF4E38 #E77D6D #F0ACA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#DF4E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#DF4E38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DF4E38
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF4E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF4E38 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776B35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5254A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df4e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 78, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.185 31.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28670',
500: '#df4e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df4e38; $custom-light: #f28670; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df4e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 78,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.904,
"s": 72.294,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6195,
"c": 0.18471,
"h": 31.3
},
"luminance": 0.21422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF4E38
secondary
#96D3DD
accent
#D7EF39
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#190C07
muted
#867D7A