#DC4A4F#DC4A4F
#DC4A4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.182 H 22.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4A4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 74, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 64.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.60, 57.07, 29.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.60, 64.09, 27.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.34% 0.1682 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.34% 0.182 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3786, 20.6824, 9.6301) |
| Luminance | 0.2068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.92
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.72
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.76
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.97
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.06
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4A4F #4ADCD7
analogous
#DC4A98 #DC4A4F #DC8E4A
triadic
#DC4A4F #4FDC4A #4A4FDC
tetradic
#DC4A4F #98DC4A #4ADCD7 #8E4ADC
square
#DC4A4F #98DC4A #4ADCD7 #8E4ADC
split-complementary
#DC4A4F #4ADC8E #4A98DC
monochromatic
#901C20 #C3262B #DC4A4F #E67D81 #F0B1B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#DC4A4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#DC4A4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4A4F
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4A4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4A4F | 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)
#716A4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1264D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4a4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 74, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.182 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8480',
500: '#dc4a4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4a4f; $custom-light: #ee8480; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4a4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 74,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.945,
"s": 67.593,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61342,
"c": 0.18194,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.20678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4A4F
secondary
#A4DEDC
accent
#EAE53D
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C