#DC4444#DC4444

#DC4444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.189 H 24.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DC4444
RGB	rgb(220, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(0, 69%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 69.1%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.58, 58.81, 34.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.58, 68.08, 30.24°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% 0.1716 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.189 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.6292, 19.7720, 7.5660)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DC4444 #44DCDC

analogous

#DC4490 #DC4444 #DC9044

triadic

#DC4444 #44DC44 #4444DC

tetradic

#DC4444 #90DC44 #44DCDC #9044DC

square

#DC4444 #90DC44 #44DCDC #9044DC

split-complementary

#DC4444 #44DC90 #4490DC

monochromatic

#8B1A1A #BF2424 #DC4444 #E67878 #EFABAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#DC4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#DC4444 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DC4444

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DC4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DC4444	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95873F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F21246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dc4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.189 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ef8178',
    500: '#dc4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dc4444;
$custom-light: #ef8178;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dc4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60525,
    "c": 0.18898,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DC4444

secondary

#9FDDDD

accent

#EBEB3C

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFED

border

#D7CAC8

text

#180B09

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DC4444

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

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