#DF5555#DF5555

#DF5555 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.173 H 23.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DF5555
RGB	rgb(223, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 61.9%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.91, 53.82, 28.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.91, 61.00, 28.08°)
OKLab	oklab(63.2% 0.1587 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(63.2% 0.173 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(35.3230, 22.8456, 11.1422)
Luminance	0.2284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DF5555 #55DFDF

analogous

#DF559A #DF5555 #DF9A55

triadic

#DF5555 #55DF55 #5555DF

tetradic

#DF5555 #9ADF55 #55DFDF #9A55DF

square

#DF5555 #9ADF55 #55DFDF #9A55DF

split-complementary

#DF5555 #55DF9A #559ADF

monochromatic

#9C1D1D #D02727 #DF5555 #E98989 #F2BCBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#DF5555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#DF5555 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DF5555

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DF5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DF5555	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787154

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B8E51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F43856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #df5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.173 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f08b85',
    500: '#df5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #df5555;
$custom-light: #f08b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#df5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63202,
    "c": 0.17299,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DF5555

secondary

#AEE2E2

accent

#D0D015

background

#FFF8F8

surface

#FFF0EF

border

#D7CBCA

text

#180C0B

muted

#867D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DF5555

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

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