#DC4E4E#DC4E4E
#DC4E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.178 H 23.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC4E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 64.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.19, 55.38, 30.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.19, 63.21, 28.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.78% 0.1627 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.78% 0.178 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6181, 21.2191, 9.5317) |
| Luminance | 0.2121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.76
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.03
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.37
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.73
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.93
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC4E4E #4EDCDC
analogous
#DC4E95 #DC4E4E #DC954E
triadic
#DC4E4E #4EDC4E #4E4EDC
tetradic
#DC4E4E #95DC4E #4EDCDC #954EDC
square
#DC4E4E #95DC4E #4EDCDC #954EDC
split-complementary
#DC4E4E #4EDC95 #4E95DC
monochromatic
#931D1D #C62727 #DC4E4E #E68181 #F0B4B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#DC4E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#DC4E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC4E4E
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC4E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC4E4E | 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)
#746C4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978A4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F12D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc4e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.178 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee877f',
500: '#dc4e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc4e4e; $custom-light: #ee877f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc4e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 66.981,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61777,
"c": 0.17796,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.21214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC4E4E
secondary
#A7DFDF
accent
#EAEA3E
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C