#DC603C#DC603C
#DC603C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.164 H 36.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC603C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 96, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 70%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 72.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.00, 46.38, 43.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.00, 63.76, 43.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.82% 0.1312 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.82% 0.164 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5172, 23.9122, 7.0720) |
| Luminance | 0.2391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.74
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.76
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.25
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.30
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.71
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC603C #3CB8DC
analogous
#DC3C68 #DC603C #DCB03C
triadic
#DC603C #3CDC60 #603CDC
tetradic
#DC603C #68DC3C #3CB8DC #B03CDC
square
#DC603C #68DC3C #3CB8DC #B03CDC
split-complementary
#DC603C #3CDCB0 #3C68DC
monochromatic
#863118 #BA4421 #DC603C #E58A70 #EFB5A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#DC603C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#DC603C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC603C
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC603C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC603C | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827538
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F14558
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc603c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 96, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.164 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee9173',
500: '#dc603c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc603c; $custom-light: #ee9173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc603c",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 96,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.5,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63822,
"c": 0.16395,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.23908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC603C
secondary
#98CCDC
accent
#C5EC3B
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B