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#DC532E Color

#DC532E is rgb(220, 83, 46) in RGB, hsl(13, 71%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 79%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flame (#E25822), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC532E
HEX#DC532E
RGBrgb(220, 83, 46)
HSLhsl(13, 71%, 52%)
HSVhsv(13, 79%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 79%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.179 35.8)
LABlab(54.33% 53.27 49.66)
LCHlch(54.33% 72.82 42.99)

What #DC532E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DC532E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DC532E Channel Values

How #DC532E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 83 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 71% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 79% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 79% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC532E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC532E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC532E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC532E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DC532E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DC532E.

How #DC532E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DC532E
Protanopia#7A7A2B
Protanomaly#AA6C2C
Deuteranopia#949419
Deuteranomaly#B57F23
Tritanopia#DD4F4F
Tritanomaly#DD5144
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC532E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dc532e: #DC532E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC532E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc532e': '#DC532E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.325, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_dc532e">#DC532E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC532E"

More Red Colors

#DC532E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC532E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC532E?

#DC532E is a mid-tone red — rgb(220, 83, 46) in RGB and hsl(13, 71%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flame (#E25822), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.54.

What is the RGB value of #DC532E?

#DC532E is rgb(220, 83, 46) — red 220, green 83, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC532E?

#DC532E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 79%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC532E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC532E scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC532E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC532E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 10.74, which is visibly different.

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