#DC5E5A#DC5E5A
#DC5E5A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.159 H 24.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5E5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 94, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 59.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.05, 49.06, 27.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.05, 56.10, 29.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.99% 0.1449 0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.99% 0.159 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3665, 23.9637, 12.4339) |
| Luminance | 0.2396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.37
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.96
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.46
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.25
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.27
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5E5A #5AD8DC
analogous
#DC5A97 #DC5E5A #DC9F5A
triadic
#DC5E5A #5ADC5E #5E5ADC
tetradic
#DC5E5A #97DC5A #5AD8DC #9F5ADC
square
#DC5E5A #97DC5A #5AD8DC #9F5ADC
split-complementary
#DC5E5A #5ADC9F #5A97DC
monochromatic
#9B2521 #CD312C #DC5E5A #E78F8C #F1C1BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#DC5E5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#DC5E5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5E5A
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5E5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5E5A | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7659
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9057
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0475E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5e5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 94, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.159 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9088',
500: '#dc5e5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5e5a; $custom-light: #ed9088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5e5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 94,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.846,
"s": 65,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63994,
"c": 0.15918,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.23959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5E5A
secondary
#B0E0E2
accent
#C7CD19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#170D0B
muted
#857E7C