#DC4D4E#DC4D4E
#DC4D4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.179 H 23.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 77, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65%, 64.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.03, 55.79, 30.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.03, 63.49, 28.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.66% 0.164 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.66% 0.179 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5476, 21.0781, 9.5082) |
| Luminance | 0.2107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.00
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.18
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.39
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.52
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.01
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4D4E #4DDCDB
analogous
#DC4D96 #DC4D4E #DC934D
triadic
#DC4D4E #4EDC4D #4D4EDC
tetradic
#DC4D4E #96DC4D #4DDCDB #934DDC
square
#DC4D4E #96DC4D #4DDCDB #934DDC
split-complementary
#DC4D4E #4DDC93 #4D96DC
monochromatic
#921D1E #C52728 #DC4D4E #E68081 #F0B3B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#DC4D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#DC4D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4D4E
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4D4E | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736B4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978A4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F12B4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 77, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.179 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee867f',
500: '#dc4d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4d4e; $custom-light: #ee867f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 77,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.58,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61662,
"c": 0.17899,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.21073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4D4E
secondary
#A6DFDE
accent
#EAE93E
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C