#DF1F27

Closest named color: Crimson (#DC143C). oklch(57.9% 0.221 26.4), rgb(223, 31, 39).

White text reads best on this color (4.81:1).

About this color

#DF1F27 is a medium-dark, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.221 and its hue 26°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Crimson (#DC143C), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.81:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	vivid (0.221)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Crimson (#DC143C)
Black text	4.36:1
White text	4.81:1

Values

HEX	#DF1F27
RGB	rgb(223, 31, 39)
HSL	hsl(357, 76%, 50%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.221 26.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #DF1F27	4.81:1	AA	Lc -76.7	Fine for body text
Black text on #DF1F27	4.36:1	AA large text	Lc 32.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DF1F27 text on white	4.81:1	AA	Lc 71.3	Content text, not long reading
#DF1F27 text on black	4.36:1	AA large text	Lc -30.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#FEF2F1

oklch(97% 0.013 23.2)
Step 100
100

#FDE3E0

oklch(93.6% 0.029 25.6)
Step 200
200

#FCCCC6

oklch(88.5% 0.055 26.5)
Step 300
300

#FBA89F

oklch(81% 0.1 26.3)
Step 400
400

#F4746A

oklch(70.8% 0.159 26.4)
Step 500
500

#EB4541

oklch(63.1% 0.203 26.3)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#DF1F27

oklch(57.9% 0.221 26.4)
Step 700
700

#B70015

oklch(49% 0.2 26.4)
Step 800
800

#970612

oklch(42.8% 0.171 26.4)
Step 900
900

#791717

oklch(37.8% 0.133 26.3)
Step 950
950

#47100E

oklch(26.9% 0.084 26.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DF1F27 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#625824	0.243
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#90801C	0.219
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F60026	0.044
Achromatopsia (no color)	#727272	0.223