#DC4742#DC4742

#DC4742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.186 H 26.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DC4742
RGB	rgb(220, 71, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(2, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.7%, 70%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 57.56, 35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 67.84, 31.95°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% 0.1672 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.186 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.7554, 20.1202, 7.3120)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DC4742 #42D7DC

analogous

#DC428A #DC4742 #DC9442

triadic

#DC4742 #42DC47 #4742DC

tetradic

#DC4742 #8ADC42 #42D7DC #9442DC

square

#DC4742 #8ADC42 #42D7DC #9442DC

split-complementary

#DC4742 #42DC94 #428ADC

monochromatic

#8A1D1A #BE2823 #DC4742 #E67976 #EFACA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#DC4742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#DC4742 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DC4742

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DC4742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DC4742	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96883D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F21A47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dc4742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 71, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.186 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ef8377',
    500: '#dc4742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dc4742;
$custom-light: #ef8377;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dc4742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.948,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60811,
    "c": 0.18643,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DC4742

secondary

#9DDBDD

accent

#E6EC3C

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FFEFED

border

#D7CAC8

text

#180B08

muted

#867C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #DC4742

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

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