#DC3838#DC3838

#DC3838 is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.201 H 25.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DC3838
RGB	rgb(220, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 74.5%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 62.50, 39.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 73.77, 32.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% 0.1807 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.201 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.6469, 18.3344, 5.6132)
Luminance	0.1833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DC3838 #38DCDC

analogous

#DC388A #DC3838 #DC8A38

triadic

#DC3838 #38DC38 #3838DC

tetradic

#DC3838 #8ADC38 #38DCDC #8A38DC

square

#DC3838 #8ADC38 #38DCDC #8A38DC

split-complementary

#DC3838 #38DC8A #388ADC

monochromatic

#831717 #B72020 #DC3838 #E56C6C #EEA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#DC3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#DC3838 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DC3838

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DC3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DC3838	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F2003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dc3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.201 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f07b6f',
    500: '#dc3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dc3838;
$custom-light: #f07b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dc3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 70.085,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59223,
    "c": 0.20082,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DC3838

secondary

#95DBDB

accent

#EDED3B

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEC

border

#D7CAC7

text

#190A07

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #DC3838

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

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