#DC4959#DC4959
#DC4959 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.182 H 18.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 73, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 59.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.63, 58.10, 23.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.63, 62.60, 21.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.1733 0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.182 18.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7042, 20.7066, 11.6713) |
| Luminance | 0.2070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.31
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.39
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.59
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.97
Pink Red
#F5054F
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4959 #49DCCC
analogous
#DC49A3 #DC4959 #DC8249
triadic
#DC4959 #59DC49 #4959DC
tetradic
#DC4959 #A3DC49 #49DCCC #8249DC
square
#DC4959 #A3DC49 #49DCCC #8249DC
split-complementary
#DC4959 #49DC82 #49A3DC
monochromatic
#8F1C28 #C22536 #DC4959 #E67C88 #F0B0B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#DC4959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#DC4959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4959
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4959 | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6A59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948955
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F12750
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 73, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.182 18.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8487',
500: '#dc4959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4959; $custom-light: #ee8487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4959",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 73,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.469,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61418,
"c": 0.1824,
"h": 18.2
},
"luminance": 0.20702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4959
secondary
#A3DED8
accent
#EBD83D
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180B0B
muted
#867C7C