#DC6E52#DC6E52
#DC6E52 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.144 H 35.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 62.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.96, 40.73, 35.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.96, 53.94, 40.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.16% 0.1177 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.16% 0.144 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6173, 26.9810, 11.2605) |
| Luminance | 0.2698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.91
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.27
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 6.11
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E52 #52C0DC
analogous
#DC527B #DC6E52 #DCB352
triadic
#DC6E52 #52DC6E #6E52DC
tetradic
#DC6E52 #7BDC52 #52C0DC #B352DC
square
#DC6E52 #7BDC52 #52C0DC #B352DC
split-complementary
#DC6E52 #52DCB3 #527BDC
monochromatic
#95361E #C84929 #DC6E52 #E69985 #F1C3B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#DC6E52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#DC6E52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E52
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E52 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7F4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59750
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F05A67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.144 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9a83',
500: '#dc6e52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e52; $custom-light: #ed9a83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e52",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.174,
"s": 66.346,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66156,
"c": 0.14427,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.26977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E52
secondary
#AAD5E0
accent
#C7E93F
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#170E0A
muted
#857E7C