#DF525C#DF525C
#DF525C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.176 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF525C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 82, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 69%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 58.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.55, 55.58, 24.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.55, 60.61, 23.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.97% 0.1655 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.97% 0.176 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3838, 22.5000, 12.6028) |
| Luminance | 0.2250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.02
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.59
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.72
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.78
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF525C #52DFD5
analogous
#DF52A2 #DF525C #DF8F52
triadic
#DF525C #5CDF52 #525CDF
tetradic
#DF525C #A2DF52 #52DFD5 #8F52DF
square
#DF525C #A2DF52 #52DFD5 #8F52DF
split-complementary
#DF525C #52DF8F #52A2DF
monochromatic
#9A1D25 #CE2632 #DF525C #E9868D #F2B9BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#DF525C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#DF525C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DF525C
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF525C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF525C | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75705B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998E58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F43657
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df525c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 82, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.176 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0898a',
500: '#df525c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df525c; $custom-light: #f0898a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df525c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 82,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.745,
"s": 68.78,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62972,
"c": 0.17567,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.22495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF525C
secondary
#ABE2DE
accent
#ECDF3C
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C