#DC8A7E#DC8A7E
#DC8A7E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.103 H 28.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC8A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 138, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 57%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 43%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 42.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, 29.92, 19.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 35.77, 33.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.54% 0.09 0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.54% 0.103 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3717, 34.9024, 24.2399) |
| Luminance | 0.3490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.72
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.90
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.12
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 6.12
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.38
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC8A7E #7ED0DC
analogous
#DC7EA1 #DC8A7E #DCB97E
triadic
#DC8A7E #7EDC8A #8A7EDC
tetradic
#DC8A7E #A1DC7E #7ED0DC #B97EDC
square
#DC8A7E #A1DC7E #7ED0DC #B97EDC
split-complementary
#DC8A7E #7EDCB9 #7EA1DC
monochromatic
#B04030 #CF5E4E #DC8A7E #E9B6AE #F6E1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#DC8A7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#DC8A7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC8A7E
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC8A7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC8A7E | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C957D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A67D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC7F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc8a7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 138, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.103 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaada3',
500: '#dc8a7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc8a7e; $custom-light: #eaada3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc8a7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 138,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.66,
"s": 57.317,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71542,
"c": 0.10274,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.34899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC8A7E
secondary
#CCE6E9
accent
#B0C521
background
#FEFAFA
surface
#FDF4F3
border
#D5CECD
text
#16100F
muted
#847F7F