#DC6E62#DC6E62
#DC6E62 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.140 H 27.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 55%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 55.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.21, 41.89, 26.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.21, 49.69, 32.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.43% 0.1238 0.0653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.43% 0.14 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2986, 27.2535, 14.8491) |
| Luminance | 0.2725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.08
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.20
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 6.21
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.37
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E62 #62D0DC
analogous
#DC6293 #DC6E62 #DCAB62
triadic
#DC6E62 #62DC6E #6E62DC
tetradic
#DC6E62 #93DC62 #62D0DC #AB62DC
square
#DC6E62 #93DC62 #62D0DC #AB62DC
split-complementary
#DC6E62 #62DCAB #6293DC
monochromatic
#A03024 #D14030 #DC6E62 #E79C94 #F2CAC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#DC6E62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#DC6E62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E62
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E62 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#888060
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF5C6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.140 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec9a8e',
500: '#dc6e62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e62; $custom-light: #ec9a8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e62",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.902,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66429,
"c": 0.13994,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.27249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E62
secondary
#B7DFE3
accent
#BACB1A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FEF2F0
border
#D6CCCB
text
#170E0C
muted
#857E7D