#DC3E3B#DC3E3B
#DC3E3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.195 H 26.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC3E3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 62, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 70%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 73%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 73.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.67, 60.60, 38.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.67, 71.71, 32.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.81% 0.1753 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.81% 0.195 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0309, 18.9815, 6.1140) |
| Luminance | 0.1898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.10
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.31
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.56
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 4.74
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.94
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC3E3B #3BD9DC
analogous
#DC3B89 #DC3E3B #DC8F3B
triadic
#DC3E3B #3BDC3E #3E3BDC
tetradic
#DC3E3B #89DC3B #3BD9DC #8F3BDC
square
#DC3E3B #89DC3B #3BD9DC #8F3BDC
split-complementary
#DC3E3B #3BDC8F #3B89DC
monochromatic
#851A18 #B92421 #DC3E3B #E5716F #EFA4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#DC3E3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#DC3E3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC3E3B
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC3E3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC3E3B | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6339
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948535
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2003F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc3e3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 62, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.195 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f07e71',
500: '#dc3e3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc3e3b; $custom-light: #f07e71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc3e3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 62,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.118,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59805,
"c": 0.19548,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.18977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC3E3B
secondary
#97DADB
accent
#E9ED3B
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFEFEC
border
#D7CAC7
text
#180B08
muted
#867C7B