#DC503F#DC503F
#DC503F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.178 H 29.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC503F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 80, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 71.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.29, 53.75, 39.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.29, 66.47, 36.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.79% 0.1546 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.79% 0.178 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2846, 21.3166, 7.0635) |
| Luminance | 0.2131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.39
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.98
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.70
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC503F #3FCBDC
analogous
#DC3F7C #DC503F #DC9F3F
triadic
#DC503F #3FDC50 #503FDC
tetradic
#DC503F #7CDC3F #3FCBDC #9F3FDC
square
#DC503F #7CDC3F #3FCBDC #9F3FDC
split-complementary
#DC503F #3FDC9F #3F7CDC
monochromatic
#882519 #BC3322 #DC503F #E57F73 #EFAEA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#DC503F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#DC503F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC503F
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC503F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC503F | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F12D4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc503f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 80, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.178 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8775',
500: '#dc503f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc503f; $custom-light: #ef8775; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc503f",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 80,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.497,
"s": 69.163,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6179,
"c": 0.17836,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.21312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC503F
secondary
#9BD5DC
accent
#D9EC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B