#DF5256#DF5256

#DF5256 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.176 H 22.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DF5256
RGB	rgb(223, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 69%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 61.4%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.45, 55.18, 27.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.45, 61.67, 26.53°)
OKLab	oklab(62.86% 0.1632 0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(62.86% 0.176 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(35.1318, 22.3992, 11.2758)
Luminance	0.2239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DF5256 #52DFDB

analogous

#DF529C #DF5256 #DF9552

triadic

#DF5256 #56DF52 #5256DF

tetradic

#DF5256 #9CDF52 #52DFDB #9552DF

square

#DF5256 #9CDF52 #52DFDB #9552DF

split-complementary

#DF5256 #52DF95 #529CDF

monochromatic

#9A1D20 #CE262B #DF5256 #E98688 #F2B9BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#DF5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#DF5256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DF5256

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DF5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DF5256	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9A8D52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F43455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #df5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.176 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f08985',
    500: '#df5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #df5256;
$custom-light: #f08985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#df5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.298,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62859,
    "c": 0.17611,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DF5256

secondary

#ABE2E0

accent

#ECE73C

background

#FFF8F8

surface

#FFF0EF

border

#D7CBCA

text

#180C0B

muted

#867D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DF5256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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