#DC5C65#DC5C65
#DC5C65 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.160 H 18.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5C65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 92, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 54.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.90, 50.82, 20.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.90, 54.84, 22.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.95% 0.1521 0.0512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.95% 0.16 18.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6943, 23.8139, 15.0263) |
| Luminance | 0.2381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.58
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.93
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.38
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.76
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.88
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5C65 #5CDCD3
analogous
#DC5CA5 #DC5C65 #DC935C
triadic
#DC5C65 #65DC5C #5C65DC
tetradic
#DC5C65 #A5DC5C #5CDCD3 #935CDC
square
#DC5C65 #A5DC5C #5CDCD3 #935CDC
split-complementary
#DC5C65 #5CDC93 #5CA5DC
monochromatic
#9C222A #CE2C38 #DC5C65 #E78E95 #F2C1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#DC5C65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#DC5C65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5C65
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5C65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5C65 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7565
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9062
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF4760
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5c65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 92, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.160 18.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec8f90',
500: '#dc5c65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5c65; $custom-light: #ec8f90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5c65",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 92,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.781,
"s": 64.646,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63946,
"c": 0.16049,
"h": 18.6
},
"luminance": 0.2381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5C65
secondary
#B2E2DF
accent
#CCC019
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0C
muted
#857E7D