#DF8A8A#DF8A8A

#DF8A8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.104 H 19.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DF8A8A
RGB	rgb(223, 138, 138)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(0, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.1%, 38.1%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.29, 32.40, 13.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.29, 35.21, 23.05°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% 0.0981 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.104 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(44.1093, 35.7034, 28.6081)
Luminance	0.3570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DF8A8A #8ADFDF

analogous

#DF8AB4 #DF8A8A #DFB48A

triadic

#DF8A8A #8ADF8A #8A8ADF

tetradic

#DF8A8A #B4DF8A #8ADFDF #B48ADF

square

#DF8A8A #B4DF8A #8ADFDF #B48ADF

split-complementary

#DF8A8A #8ADFB4 #8AB4DF

monochromatic

#BB3333 #D25A5A #DF8A8A #ECBABA #F8E7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.58

#DF8A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.14

#DF8A8A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DF8A8A

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DF8A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DF8A8A	1.00	2.58	8.14	8.14
#FFFFFF	2.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9B978A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0A889

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EF808B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #df8a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 138, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.104 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ebadac',
    500: '#df8a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #df8a8a;
$custom-light: #ebadac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#df8a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.047,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72179,
    "c": 0.1043,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DF8A8A

secondary

#D7EEEE

accent

#C5C521

background

#FEFAFA

surface

#FDF4F4

border

#D5CECE

text

#171010

muted

#857F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DF8A8A

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

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