#DF8979#DF8979

#DF8979 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.109 H 31.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DF8979
RGB	rgb(223, 137, 121)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(9, 46%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.6%, 45.7%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.72, 31.09, 22.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.72, 38.39, 35.92°)
OKLab	oklab(71.63% 0.093 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(71.63% 0.109 31.3)
XYZ	xyz(42.8306, 34.9635, 22.5783)
Luminance	0.3496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DF8979 #79CFDF

analogous

#DF799C #DF8979 #DFBC79

triadic

#DF8979 #79DF89 #8979DF

tetradic

#DF8979 #9CDF79 #79CFDF #BC79DF

square

#DF8979 #9CDF79 #79CFDF #BC79DF

split-complementary

#DF8979 #79DFBC #799CDF

monochromatic

#B3402B #D35D48 #DF8979 #EBB5AA #F7E0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.63

#DF8979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.99

#DF8979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DF8979

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DF8979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DF8979	1.00	2.63	7.99	7.99
#FFFFFF	2.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9D9578

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B2A778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F07C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #df8979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 137, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.109 31.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ecac9f',
    500: '#df8979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #df8979;
$custom-light: #ecac9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#df8979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.412,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71625,
    "c": 0.10876,
    "h": 31.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DF8979

secondary

#CAE5EA

accent

#AEC91C

background

#FEFAF9

surface

#FDF4F2

border

#D5CECC

text

#17100E

muted

#857F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #DF8979

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

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