#DC4942#DC4942
#DC4942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.185 H 26.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4942 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 73, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 70%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.26, 56.78, 36.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.26, 67.36, 32.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.03% 0.1647 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.03% 0.185 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8846, 20.3788, 7.3551) |
| Luminance | 0.2037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.33
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.36
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.22
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.85
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4942 #42D5DC
analogous
#DC4288 #DC4942 #DC9642
triadic
#DC4942 #42DC49 #4942DC
tetradic
#DC4942 #88DC42 #42D5DC #9642DC
square
#DC4942 #88DC42 #42D5DC #9642DC
split-complementary
#DC4942 #42DC96 #4288DC
monochromatic
#8A1F1A #BE2A23 #DC4942 #E67B76 #EFACA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#DC4942 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#DC4942 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4942
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4942 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4942 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97883D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F11F49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4942; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 73, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.185 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8477',
500: '#dc4942',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4942; $custom-light: #ef8477; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4942",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 73,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.727,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61028,
"c": 0.18454,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.20374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4942
secondary
#9DDADD
accent
#E4EC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180B08
muted
#867C7B