#DC9FA5#DC9FA5
#DC9FA5 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.073 H 12.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 25%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, 23.51, 5.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 24.24, 14.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.22% 0.0714 0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.22% 0.073 12.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7057, 42.7311, 41.2725) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 3.11
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 3.62
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.43
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.65
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.91
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9FA5 #9FDCD6
analogous
#DC9FC4 #DC9FA5 #DCB89F
triadic
#DC9FA5 #A5DC9F #9FA5DC
tetradic
#DC9FA5 #C4DC9F #9FDCD6 #B89FDC
square
#DC9FA5 #C4DC9F #9FDCD6 #B89FDC
split-complementary
#DC9FA5 #9FDCB8 #9FC4DC
monochromatic
#BB4551 #CC727B #DC9FA5 #ECCCCF #F7E9EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#DC9FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#DC9FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9FA5
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9FA5 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A8A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B3A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E89AA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.073 12.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8bbbf',
500: '#dc9fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9fa5; $custom-light: #e8bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.098,
"s": 46.565,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76219,
"c": 0.0731,
"h": 12.4
},
"luminance": 0.42729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9FA5
secondary
#DDEEEC
accent
#BAAC2C
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161212
muted
#848181