#DC5E4A#DC5E4A
#DC5E4A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.162 H 31.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 94, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 66.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.81, 48.04, 35.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.81, 60.01, 36.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.73% 0.1389 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.73% 0.162 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7573, 23.7200, 9.2254) |
| Luminance | 0.2371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.99
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.17
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.85
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.94
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5E4A #4AC8DC
analogous
#DC4A7F #DC5E4A #DCA74A
triadic
#DC5E4A #4ADC5E #5E4ADC
tetradic
#DC5E4A #7FDC4A #4AC8DC #A74ADC
square
#DC5E4A #7FDC4A #4AC8DC #A74ADC
split-complementary
#DC5E4A #4ADCA7 #4A7FDC
monochromatic
#902C1C #C33B26 #DC5E4A #E68C7D #F0B9B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#DC5E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#DC5E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5E4A
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5E4A | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7547
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9047
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1445A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 94, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.162 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee907d',
500: '#dc5e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5e4a; $custom-light: #ee907d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 94,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.219,
"s": 67.593,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6373,
"c": 0.16225,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.23715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5E4A
secondary
#A4D6DE
accent
#D3EA3D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B