#DC6E5E#DC6E5E
#DC6E5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.141 H 29.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.14, 41.58, 28.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.14, 50.63, 34.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.36% 0.1222 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.36% 0.141 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1145, 27.1798, 13.8792) |
| Luminance | 0.2718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.83
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 6.06
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.18
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.42
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.58
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E5E #5ECCDC
analogous
#DC5E8D #DC6E5E #DCAD5E
triadic
#DC6E5E #5EDC6E #6E5EDC
tetradic
#DC6E5E #8DDC5E #5ECCDC #AD5EDC
square
#DC6E5E #8DDC5E #5ECCDC #AD5EDC
split-complementary
#DC6E5E #5EDCAD #5E8DDC
monochromatic
#9D3222 #D0422D #DC6E5E #E79B90 #F2C9C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#DC6E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#DC6E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E5E
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E5E | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89805C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4975C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF5B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.141 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec9a8c',
500: '#dc6e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e5e; $custom-light: #ec9a8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.619,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66356,
"c": 0.14086,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.27176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E5E
secondary
#B3DCE2
accent
#B5CC19
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FEF2F0
border
#D6CCCB
text
#170E0C
muted
#857E7D