#DC8481#DC8481

#DC8481 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.109 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DC8481
RGB	rgb(220, 132, 129)
HSL	hsl(2, 57%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(2, 41%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40%, 41.4%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.41, 33.43, 16.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.41, 37.14, 25.82°)
OKLab	oklab(70.59% 0.1009 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(70.59% 0.109 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(41.7310, 33.3067, 24.9956)
Luminance	0.3330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DC8481 #81D9DC

analogous

#DC81AB #DC8481 #DCB181

triadic

#DC8481 #81DC84 #8481DC

tetradic

#DC8481 #ABDC81 #81D9DC #B181DC

square

#DC8481 #ABDC81 #81D9DC #B181DC

split-complementary

#DC8481 #81DCB1 #81ABDC

monochromatic

#B13531 #CF5551 #DC8481 #E9B3B1 #F7E2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.74

#DC8481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.66

#DC8481 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DC8481

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DC8481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DC8481	1.00	2.74	7.66	7.66
#FFFFFF	2.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#969180

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACA380

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EC7984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dc8481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 132, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.109 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eaa9a5',
    500: '#dc8481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dc8481;
$custom-light: #eaa9a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dc8481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.978,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70593,
    "c": 0.109,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.33303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DC8481

secondary

#CFE9EA

accent

#BFC421

background

#FEFAFA

surface

#FDF4F4

border

#D5CECE

text

#16100F

muted

#847F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DC8481

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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