#DC5F48#DC5F48
#DC5F48 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.162 H 32.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC5F48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 95, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.8%, 67.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.96, 47.46, 37.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.96, 60.33, 38.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.84% 0.1367 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.84% 0.162 32.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7805, 23.8724, 8.9060) |
| Luminance | 0.2387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.67
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.69
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.00
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.02
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC5F48 #48C5DC
analogous
#DC487B #DC5F48 #DCA948
triadic
#DC5F48 #48DC5F #5F48DC
tetradic
#DC5F48 #7BDC48 #48C5DC #A948DC
square
#DC5F48 #7BDC48 #48C5DC #A948DC
split-complementary
#DC5F48 #48DCA9 #487BDC
monochromatic
#8E2D1B #C23D25 #DC5F48 #E68C7B #F0B9AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#DC5F48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#DC5F48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC5F48
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC5F48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC5F48 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807545
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9045
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1455A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc5f48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 95, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.162 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee907c',
500: '#dc5f48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc5f48; $custom-light: #ee907c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc5f48",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 95,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.324,
"s": 67.89,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63837,
"c": 0.16172,
"h": 32.3
},
"luminance": 0.23868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC5F48
secondary
#A2D5DE
accent
#D0EB3D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B