#DC4A50#DC4A50
#DC4A50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.182 H 22.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4A50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 74, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 63.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.62, 57.13, 28.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.62, 63.89, 26.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.36% 0.1686 0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.36% 0.182 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4153, 20.6971, 9.8232) |
| Luminance | 0.2069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.88
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.82
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.86
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.21
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4A50 #4ADCD6
analogous
#DC4A99 #DC4A50 #DC8D4A
triadic
#DC4A50 #50DC4A #4A50DC
tetradic
#DC4A50 #99DC4A #4ADCD6 #8D4ADC
square
#DC4A50 #99DC4A #4ADCD6 #8D4ADC
split-complementary
#DC4A50 #4ADC8D #4A99DC
monochromatic
#901C21 #C3262C #DC4A50 #E67D82 #F0B1B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#DC4A50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#DC4A50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4A50
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4A50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4A50 | 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)
#716A4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1264D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4a50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 74, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.182 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8481',
500: '#dc4a50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4a50; $custom-light: #ee8481; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4a50",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 74,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.534,
"s": 67.593,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61359,
"c": 0.18186,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.20692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4A50
secondary
#A4DEDC
accent
#EAE33D
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C