#DC543D#DC543D
#DC543D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.175 H 31.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC543D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 84, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 72%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 72.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.92, 51.93, 40.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.92, 66.10, 38.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% 0.1485 0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.175 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5314, 21.8979, 6.8750) |
| Luminance | 0.2189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.31
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.66
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.28
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.28
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC543D #3DC5DC
analogous
#DC3D76 #DC543D #DCA33D
triadic
#DC543D #3DDC54 #543DDC
tetradic
#DC543D #76DC3D #3DC5DC #A33DDC
square
#DC543D #76DC3D #3DC5DC #A33DDC
split-complementary
#DC543D #3DDCA3 #3D76DC
monochromatic
#862818 #BA3822 #DC543D #E58271 #EFAFA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#DC543D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#DC543D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC543D
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC543D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC543D | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796E3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1334F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc543d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 84, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.175 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8a73',
500: '#dc543d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc543d; $custom-light: #ef8a73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc543d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 84,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.679,
"s": 69.432,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62252,
"c": 0.17494,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.21893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC543D
secondary
#99D2DC
accent
#D3EC3C
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B