#DC5B5C#DC5B5C
#DC5B5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.162 H 22.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5B5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 91, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 58.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.56, 50.59, 25.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.56, 56.61, 26.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.63% 0.1501 0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.63% 0.162 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1912, 23.4750, 12.8011) |
| Luminance | 0.2347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.40
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.85
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.51
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.40
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5B5C #5BDCDB
analogous
#DC5B9C #DC5B5C #DC9A5B
triadic
#DC5B5C #5CDC5B #5B5CDC
tetradic
#DC5B5C #9CDC5B #5BDCDB #9A5BDC
square
#DC5B5C #9CDC5B #5BDCDB #9A5BDC
split-complementary
#DC5B5C #5BDC9A #5B9CDC
monochromatic
#9B2122 #CE2C2D #DC5B5C #E78D8E #F2C0C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#DC5B5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#DC5B5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5B5C
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5B5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5B5C | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B745B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0445D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5b5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 91, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.162 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed8e8a',
500: '#dc5b5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5b5c; $custom-light: #ed8e8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5b5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 91,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.535,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63633,
"c": 0.16231,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.23471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5B5C
secondary
#B1E2E1
accent
#CDCB19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0B
muted
#857E7C