#DC5C5D#DC5C5D
#DC5C5D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.161 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5C5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 92, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 57.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.75, 50.21, 25.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.75, 56.12, 26.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.78% 0.149 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.78% 0.161 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3212, 23.6647, 13.0615) |
| Luminance | 0.2366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.60
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.89
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.51
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5C5D #5CDCDB
analogous
#DC5C9D #DC5C5D #DC9B5C
triadic
#DC5C5D #5DDC5C #5C5DDC
tetradic
#DC5C5D #9DDC5C #5CDCDB #9B5CDC
square
#DC5C5D #9DDC5C #5CDCDB #9B5CDC
split-complementary
#DC5C5D #5CDC9B #5C9DDC
monochromatic
#9C2222 #CE2C2E #DC5C5D #E78E8F #F2C1C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#DC5C5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#DC5C5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5C5D
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5C5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5C5D | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B755C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B905A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0455D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5c5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 92, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.161 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed8f8b',
500: '#dc5c5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5c5d; $custom-light: #ed8f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5c5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 92,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.531,
"s": 64.646,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63784,
"c": 0.16107,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.2366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5C5D
secondary
#B2E2E2
accent
#CCCB19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0C
muted
#857E7D