#DC5E4D#DC5E4D
#DC5E4D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.162 H 29.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 94, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 65%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.85, 48.22, 34.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.85, 59.19, 35.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.78% 0.14 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.78% 0.162 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8608, 23.7614, 9.7704) |
| Luminance | 0.2376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.32
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.35
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.61
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5E4D #4DCBDC
analogous
#DC4D83 #DC5E4D #DCA54D
triadic
#DC5E4D #4DDC5E #5E4DDC
tetradic
#DC5E4D #83DC4D #4DCBDC #A54DDC
square
#DC5E4D #83DC4D #4DCBDC #A54DDC
split-complementary
#DC5E4D #4DDCA5 #4D83DC
monochromatic
#922B1D #C53A27 #DC5E4D #E68C80 #F0BBB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#DC5E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#DC5E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5E4D
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5E4D | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E904A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1455A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 94, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.162 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee907f',
500: '#dc5e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5e4d; $custom-light: #ee907f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 94,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.133,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63775,
"c": 0.16157,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.23757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5E4D
secondary
#A6D8DF
accent
#D6EA3E
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C