#DC6042#DC6042
#DC6042 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.162 H 34.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6042 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 96, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 70%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.07, 46.67, 40.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.07, 61.89, 41.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.89% 0.1332 0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.89% 0.162 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6849, 23.9793, 7.9552) |
| Luminance | 0.2397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.37
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.38
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.17
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.64
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.82
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6042 #42BEDC
analogous
#DC4271 #DC6042 #DCAD42
triadic
#DC6042 #42DC60 #6042DC
tetradic
#DC6042 #71DC42 #42BEDC #AD42DC
square
#DC6042 #71DC42 #42BEDC #AD42DC
split-complementary
#DC6042 #42DCAD #4271DC
monochromatic
#8A2F1A #BE4123 #DC6042 #E68B76 #EFB7A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#DC6042 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#DC6042 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6042
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6042 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6042 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81753E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0913F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F14659
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6042; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 96, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.162 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee9177',
500: '#dc6042',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6042; $custom-light: #ee9177; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6042",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 96,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.688,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63894,
"c": 0.16231,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.23975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6042
secondary
#9DD0DD
accent
#C9EC3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B