#DC6E72#DC6E72
#DC6E72 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.138 H 19.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 48.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.51, 43.28, 17.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.51, 46.86, 22.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.76% 0.13 0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.76% 0.138 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1310, 27.5865, 19.2329) |
| Luminance | 0.2758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 5.30
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.64
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.71
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 6.01
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.06
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E72 #6EDCD8
analogous
#DC6EA9 #DC6E72 #DCA16E
triadic
#DC6E72 #72DC6E #6E72DC
tetradic
#DC6E72 #A9DC6E #6EDCD8 #A16EDC
square
#DC6E72 #A9DC6E #6EDCD8 #A16EDC
split-complementary
#DC6E72 #6EDCA1 #6EA9DC
monochromatic
#A7282D #D03D42 #DC6E72 #E89FA2 #F4D1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#DC6E72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#DC6E72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E72
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E72 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868172
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE5F70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.138 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb9a9a',
500: '#dc6e72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e72; $custom-light: #eb9a9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e72",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.818,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6676,
"c": 0.13771,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.27582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E72
secondary
#C0E6E4
accent
#C9C31D
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FEF2F2
border
#D6CCCC
text
#170E0E
muted
#857E7E