#DC5A5D#DC5A5D
#DC5A5D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.163 H 21.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5A5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 90, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 57.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.40, 51.12, 24.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.40, 56.74, 25.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.52% 0.1519 0.0601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.52% 0.163 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1503, 23.3227, 13.0045) |
| Luminance | 0.2332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.79
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.78
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.88
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.30
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.58
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5A5D #5ADCD9
analogous
#DC5A9E #DC5A5D #DC985A
triadic
#DC5A5D #5DDC5A #5A5DDC
tetradic
#DC5A5D #9EDC5A #5ADCD9 #985ADC
square
#DC5A5D #9EDC5A #5ADCD9 #985ADC
split-complementary
#DC5A5D #5ADC98 #5A9EDC
monochromatic
#9B2124 #CD2C2F #DC5A5D #E78C8F #F1BFC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#DC5A5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#DC5A5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5A5D
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5A5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5A5D | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A745C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0425C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5a5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 90, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.163 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed8e8b',
500: '#dc5a5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5a5d; $custom-light: #ed8e8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5a5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 90,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.615,
"s": 65,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63523,
"c": 0.16334,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.23318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5A5D
secondary
#B0E2E0
accent
#CDC919
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0B
muted
#857D7C