#DC5055#DC5055
#DC5055 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.175 H 21.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5055 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 80, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 64%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 61.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.61, 54.97, 26.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.61, 61.22, 26.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.13% 0.1627 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.13% 0.175 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0268, 21.6134, 10.9726) |
| Luminance | 0.2161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.98
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.71
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.17
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.22
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5055 #50DCD7
analogous
#DC509B #DC5055 #DC9150
triadic
#DC5055 #55DC50 #5055DC
tetradic
#DC5055 #9BDC50 #50DCD7 #9150DC
square
#DC5055 #9BDC50 #50DCD7 #9150DC
split-complementary
#DC5055 #50DC91 #509BDC
monochromatic
#941E22 #C7282D #DC5055 #E68387 #F0B6B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#DC5055 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#DC5055 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5055
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5055 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5055 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746D54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978B51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F13253
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5055; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 80, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.175 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee8885',
500: '#dc5055',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5055; $custom-light: #ee8885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5055",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 80,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.857,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62133,
"c": 0.17514,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.21609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5055
secondary
#A8DFDE
accent
#EAE33E
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C