#DC8686#DC8686

#DC8686 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.106 H 20.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DC8686
RGB	rgb(220, 134, 134)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(0, 39%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 39.1%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.96, 32.93, 14.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.96, 35.83, 23.20°)
OKLab	oklab(71.05% 0.0996 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(71.05% 0.106 20)
XYZ	xyz(42.3454, 33.9906, 26.8802)
Luminance	0.3399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DC8686 #86DCDC

analogous

#DC86B1 #DC8686 #DCB186

triadic

#DC8686 #86DC86 #8686DC

tetradic

#DC8686 #B1DC86 #86DCDC #B186DC

square

#DC8686 #B1DC86 #86DCDC #B186DC

split-complementary

#DC8686 #86DCB1 #86B1DC

monochromatic

#B43434 #CE5757 #DC8686 #EAB5B5 #F7E5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.69

#DC8686 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.80

#DC8686 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DC8686

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DC8686	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DC8686	1.00	2.69	7.80	7.80
#FFFFFF	2.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#979386

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACA485

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EC7C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dc8686;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 134, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.106 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9aaa9',
    500: '#dc8686',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dc8686;
$custom-light: #e9aaa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dc8686",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71047,
    "c": 0.10602,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.33987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DC8686

secondary

#D3EBEB

accent

#C3C323

background

#FEFAFA

surface

#FDF4F4

border

#D5CECE

text

#16100F

muted

#847F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DC8686

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →