#DC5B59#DC5B59
#DC5B59 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.163 H 23.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 91, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 59.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.51, 50.38, 27.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.51, 57.19, 28.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% 0.1489 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.163 23.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0626, 23.4236, 12.1241) |
| Luminance | 0.2342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 0.77
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.73
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.12
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.81
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.08
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5B59 #59DADC
analogous
#DC5998 #DC5B59 #DC9C59
triadic
#DC5B59 #59DC5B #5B59DC
tetradic
#DC5B59 #98DC59 #59DADC #9C59DC
square
#DC5B59 #98DC59 #59DADC #9C59DC
split-complementary
#DC5B59 #59DC9C #5998DC
monochromatic
#9A2220 #CD2E2B #DC5B59 #E78D8C #F1BFBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#DC5B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#DC5B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5B59
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5B59 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7458
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0435C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 91, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.163 23.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed8e88',
500: '#dc5b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5b59; $custom-light: #ed8e88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 91,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.916,
"s": 65.174,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63577,
"c": 0.16266,
"h": 23.7
},
"luminance": 0.23419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5B59
secondary
#AFE1E1
accent
#CACD18
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C