#DC5C6E#DC5C6E
#DC5C6E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.161 H 14.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5C6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 92, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 50%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.09, 51.57, 15.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.09, 53.88, 16.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.15% 0.1556 0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.15% 0.161 14.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1596, 24.0000, 17.4771) |
| Luminance | 0.2400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 3.18
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.33
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.69
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 5.89
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 6.47
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5C6E #5CDCCA
analogous
#DC5CAE #DC5C6E #DC8A5C
triadic
#DC5C6E #6EDC5C #5C6EDC
tetradic
#DC5C6E #AEDC5C #5CDCCA #8A5CDC
square
#DC5C6E #AEDC5C #5CDCCA #8A5CDC
split-complementary
#DC5C6E #5CDC8A #5CAEDC
monochromatic
#9C2233 #CE2C43 #DC5C6E #E78E9B #F2C1C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#DC5C6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#DC5C6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5C6E
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5C6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5C6E | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79766E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99906B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF4963
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5c6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 92, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.161 14.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec8f97',
500: '#dc5c6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5c6e; $custom-light: #ec8f97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5c6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 92,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.563,
"s": 64.646,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64148,
"c": 0.16053,
"h": 14.3
},
"luminance": 0.23996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5C6E
secondary
#B2E2DB
accent
#CCB319
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FEF1F2
border
#D6CBCC
text
#170D0D
muted
#857E7E