#DC5E6E#DC5E6E
#DC5E6E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.158 H 14.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5E6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 94, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 50%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.44, 50.65, 16.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.44, 53.14, 17.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.41% 0.1527 0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.41% 0.158 14.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3352, 24.3511, 17.5356) |
| Luminance | 0.2435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 3.37
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.33
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.46
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 6.24
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.40
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5E6E #5EDCCC
analogous
#DC5EAD #DC5E6E #DC8D5E
triadic
#DC5E6E #6EDC5E #5E6EDC
tetradic
#DC5E6E #ADDC5E #5EDCCC #8D5EDC
square
#DC5E6E #ADDC5E #5EDCCC #8D5EDC
split-complementary
#DC5E6E #5EDC8D #5EADDC
monochromatic
#9D2232 #D02D42 #DC5E6E #E7909B #F2C3C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#DC5E6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#DC5E6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5E6E
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5E6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5E6E | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A776E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A916B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF4B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5e6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 94, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.158 14.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec9097',
500: '#dc5e6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5e6e; $custom-light: #ec9097; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5e6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 94,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.381,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6441,
"c": 0.158,
"h": 14.9
},
"luminance": 0.24347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5E6E
secondary
#B3E2DC
accent
#CCB519
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FEF1F2
border
#D6CBCC
text
#170D0D
muted
#857E7E