#DF978E#DF978E
#DF978E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.088 H 27.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF978E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 151, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 56%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 36.3%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.31, 25.93, 15.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.31, 30.35, 31.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.53% 0.0787 0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.53% 0.088 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3823, 39.7774, 30.8208) |
| Luminance | 0.3977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.21
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 6.14
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.72
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.79
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 7.27
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF978E #8ED6DF
analogous
#DF8EAE #DF978E #DFC08E
triadic
#DF978E #8EDF97 #978EDF
tetradic
#DF978E #AEDF8E #8ED6DF #C08EDF
square
#DF978E #AEDF8E #8ED6DF #C08EDF
split-complementary
#DF978E #8EDFC0 #8EAEDF
monochromatic
#BD4536 #D16B5E #DF978E #EDC3BE #F8E9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#DF978E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#DF978E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DF978E
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF978E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF978E | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A18D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AF8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE8E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df978e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 151, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.088 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb6af',
500: '#df978e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df978e; $custom-light: #ebb6af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df978e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 151,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.667,
"s": 55.862,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74527,
"c": 0.08846,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.39774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF978E
secondary
#DAECEF
accent
#B1C322
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF6F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#161110
muted
#84807F