#DC6E50#DC6E50
#DC6E50 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.145 H 36.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 64%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 63.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.93, 40.60, 36.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.93, 54.54, 41.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.13% 0.1169 0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.13% 0.145 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5423, 26.9510, 10.8656) |
| Luminance | 0.2695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.23
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.55
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.72
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.93
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.98
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E50 #50BEDC
analogous
#DC5078 #DC6E50 #DCB450
triadic
#DC6E50 #50DC6E #6E50DC
tetradic
#DC6E50 #78DC50 #50BEDC #B450DC
square
#DC6E50 #78DC50 #50BEDC #B450DC
split-complementary
#DC6E50 #50DCB4 #5078DC
monochromatic
#94371E #C74A28 #DC6E50 #E69883 #F0C3B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#DC6E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#DC6E50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E50
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E50 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7F4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6974E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F05967
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.145 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9a82',
500: '#dc6e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e50; $custom-light: #ed9a82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.857,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66126,
"c": 0.14491,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.26947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E50
secondary
#A8D4DF
accent
#C5EA3E
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#170E0A
muted
#857E7C