#DC9EAA#DC9EAA
#DC9EAA is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.075 H 6.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9EAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 158, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 22.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.27, 24.77, 2.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.27, 24.95, 6.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.18% 0.0749 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.18% 0.075 6.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9985, 42.5742, 43.6592) |
| Luminance | 0.4257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 1.05
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 3.29
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 5.47
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.49
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.62
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9EAA #9EDCD0
analogous
#DC9EC9 #DC9EAA #DCB19E
triadic
#DC9EAA #AADC9E #9EAADC
tetradic
#DC9EAA #C9DC9E #9EDCD0 #B19EDC
square
#DC9EAA #C9DC9E #9EDCD0 #B19EDC
split-complementary
#DC9EAA #9EDCB1 #9EC9DC
monochromatic
#BC445B #CC7183 #DC9EAA #ECCBD1 #F7E9EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#DC9EAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#DC9EAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9EAA
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9EAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9EAA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B3A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E79AA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9eaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 158, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.075 6.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8bbc3',
500: '#dc9eaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9eaa; $custom-light: #e8bbc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9eaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 158,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.387,
"s": 46.97,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76178,
"c": 0.07531,
"h": 6.2
},
"luminance": 0.42572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9EAA
secondary
#DDEEEB
accent
#BA9F2B
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161212
muted
#848181