#DC6E55#DC6E55
#DC6E55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.143 H 34.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 61.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.00, 40.93, 33.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.00, 53.05, 39.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.2% 0.1188 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.2% 0.143 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7339, 27.0276, 11.8750) |
| Luminance | 0.2702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.77
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.53
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.72
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.85
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 6.16
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E55 #55C3DC
analogous
#DC5580 #DC6E55 #DCB255
triadic
#DC6E55 #55DC6E #6E55DC
tetradic
#DC6E55 #80DC55 #55C3DC #B255DC
square
#DC6E55 #80DC55 #55C3DC #B255DC
split-complementary
#DC6E55 #55DCB2 #5580DC
monochromatic
#97351F #CA472A #DC6E55 #E69988 #F1C5BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#DC6E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#DC6E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E55
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E55 | 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)
#8A7F52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59753
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F05A68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.143 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec9a85',
500: '#dc6e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e55; $custom-light: #ec9a85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.111,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66203,
"c": 0.14333,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.27023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E55
secondary
#ACD7E0
accent
#C9E93F
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#170E0B
muted
#857E7C