#DC6E5B#DC6E5B
#DC6E5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.142 H 31.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 58.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.09, 41.35, 30.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.09, 51.40, 36.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.3% 0.121 0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.3% 0.142 31.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9825, 27.1270, 13.1840) |
| Luminance | 0.2712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.89
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 6.15
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.39
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.44
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 6.65
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E5B #5BC9DC
analogous
#DC5B88 #DC6E5B #DCAE5B
triadic
#DC6E5B #5BDC6E #6E5BDC
tetradic
#DC6E5B #88DC5B #5BC9DC #AE5BDC
square
#DC6E5B #88DC5B #5BC9DC #AE5BDC
split-complementary
#DC6E5B #5BDCAE #5B88DC
monochromatic
#9B3321 #CE442C #DC6E5B #E79B8D #F2C7C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#DC6E5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#DC6E5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E5B
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E5B | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898059
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49759
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F05B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.142 31.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec9a89',
500: '#dc6e5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e5b; $custom-light: #ec9a89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.837,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66303,
"c": 0.14162,
"h": 31.3
},
"luminance": 0.27123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E5B
secondary
#B1DBE2
accent
#B2CD19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#170E0B
muted
#857E7C