#DC4D55#DC4D55
#DC4D55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.178 H 20.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4D55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 77, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65%, 61.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.15, 56.22, 26.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.15, 62.09, 25.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.79% 0.1666 0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.79% 0.178 20.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8121, 21.1839, 10.9010) |
| Luminance | 0.2118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.42
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.76
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.43
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.51
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.83
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4D55 #4DDCD4
analogous
#DC4D9D #DC4D55 #DC8C4D
triadic
#DC4D55 #55DC4D #4D55DC
tetradic
#DC4D55 #9DDC4D #4DDCD4 #8C4DDC
square
#DC4D55 #9DDC4D #4DDCD4 #8C4DDC
split-complementary
#DC4D55 #4DDC8C #4D9DDC
monochromatic
#921D23 #C52730 #DC4D55 #E68086 #F0B3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#DC4D55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#DC4D55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4D55
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4D55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4D55 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726C54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968A51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F12D51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4d55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 77, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.178 20.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8684',
500: '#dc4d55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4d55; $custom-light: #ee8684; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4d55",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 77,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.643,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61786,
"c": 0.17834,
"h": 20.9
},
"luminance": 0.21179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4D55
secondary
#A6DFDC
accent
#EAE03E
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C