#DC8CA0#DC8CA0

#DC8CA0 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.100 H 3.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DC8CA0
RGB	rgb(220, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(345, 53%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(345, 36%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 27.3%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.91, 33.02, 2.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.91, 33.09, 3.88°)
OKLab	oklab(72.75% 0.0998 0.0063)
OKLCH	oklch(72.75% 0.1 3.6)
XYZ	xyz(45.2397, 36.5130, 37.9158)
Luminance	0.3651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DC8CA0 #8CDCC8

analogous

#DC8CC8 #DC8CA0 #DCA08C

triadic

#DC8CA0 #A0DC8C #8CA0DC

tetradic

#DC8CA0 #C8DC8C #8CDCC8 #A08CDC

square

#DC8CA0 #C8DC8C #8CDCC8 #A08CDC

split-complementary

#DC8CA0 #8CDCA0 #8CC8DC

monochromatic

#B63757 #CE5D79 #DC8CA0 #EABBC7 #F8E8EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#DC8CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.30

#DC8CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DC8CA0

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DC8CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DC8CA0	1.00	2.53	8.30	8.30
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#989AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABA89E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E98693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dc8ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.100 3.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e8aebc',
    500: '#dc8ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dc8ca0;
$custom-light: #e8aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dc8ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7275,
    "c": 0.10004,
    "h": 3.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DC8CA0

secondary

#D7EDE7

accent

#C19A25

background

#FEFAFB

surface

#FDF4F6

border

#D5CED0

text

#161012

muted

#847F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #DC8CA0

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

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