#DF555E#DF555E
#DF555E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.172 H 19.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF555E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 85, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 68%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 57.8%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.07, 54.43, 23.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.07, 59.36, 23.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.37% 0.1622 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.37% 0.172 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7036, 22.9978, 13.1464) |
| Luminance | 0.2299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.95
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.50
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.95
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF555E #55DFD6
analogous
#DF55A3 #DF555E #DF9155
triadic
#DF555E #5EDF55 #555EDF
tetradic
#DF555E #A3DF55 #55DFD6 #9155DF
square
#DF555E #A3DF55 #55DFD6 #9155DF
split-complementary
#DF555E #55DF91 #55A3DF
monochromatic
#9C1D26 #D02732 #DF555E #E9898F #F2BCC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#DF555E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#DF555E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DF555E
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF555E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF555E | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77725D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8F5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F33B59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df555e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 85, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.172 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8b8b',
500: '#df555e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df555e; $custom-light: #ef8b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df555e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 85,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.087,
"s": 68.317,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63371,
"c": 0.17222,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.22993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF555E
secondary
#AEE2DF
accent
#D0C415
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D