#DF6551#DF6551
#DF6551 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.157 H 31.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF6551 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 101, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 69%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 63.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.65, 46.22, 34.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.65, 57.62, 36.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.25% 0.1342 0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.25% 0.157 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5736, 25.5940, 10.7972) |
| Luminance | 0.2559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.05
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.18
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.59
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.95
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.06
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF6551 #51CBDF
analogous
#DF5184 #DF6551 #DFAC51
triadic
#DF6551 #51DF65 #6551DF
tetradic
#DF6551 #84DF51 #51CBDF #AC51DF
square
#DF6551 #84DF51 #51CBDF #AC51DF
split-complementary
#DF6551 #51DFAC #5184DF
monochromatic
#992E1C #CD3D26 #DF6551 #E99385 #F2C1B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#DF6551 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#DF6551 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DF6551
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF6551 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF6551 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847A4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3944E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F44E61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df6551; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 101, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.157 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef9482',
500: '#df6551',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df6551; $custom-light: #ef9482; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df6551",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 101,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.451,
"s": 68.932,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65247,
"c": 0.15684,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.25589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF6551
secondary
#AADAE1
accent
#D3EC3C
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C