#DC4B4E#DC4B4E
#DC4B4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.181 H 23.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 75, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 64.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.73, 56.61, 29.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.73, 64.03, 27.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.44% 0.1666 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.44% 0.181 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4098, 20.8025, 9.4623) |
| Luminance | 0.2080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.15
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.50
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.51
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.53
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.09
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4B4E #4BDCD9
analogous
#DC4B96 #DC4B4E #DC914B
triadic
#DC4B4E #4EDC4B #4B4EDC
tetradic
#DC4B4E #96DC4B #4BDCD9 #914BDC
square
#DC4B4E #96DC4B #4BDCD9 #914BDC
split-complementary
#DC4B4E #4BDC91 #4B96DC
monochromatic
#911C1F #C42629 #DC4B4E #E67E80 #F0B1B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#DC4B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#DC4B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4B4E
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4B4E | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726A4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1274D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 75, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.181 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee857f',
500: '#dc4b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4b4e; $custom-light: #ee857f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 75,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.759,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61436,
"c": 0.18103,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.20798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4B4E
secondary
#A4DEDD
accent
#EAE73D
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C