#DC4333Punch (#DC4333) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 30°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.192. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DC4333 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 67, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 71%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 77%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70%, 77%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.2 58.5 43.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.602 0.192 30) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Punch is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dd3e2d — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#e04231 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#dc4333 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dd4434 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Punch in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.29:1 and against black 4.89:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffc9c0 · #ff8a79 · #dc4333 · #b7271b · #840100 · #4d0000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e78d2e · #e46a24 · #dc4333 · #c0324f · #a1265e · #802064
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f3b100 · #bd9956 · #dc4333 · #ae3124 · #881008 · #3e2a00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe1db · #00dcf6 · #dc4333 · #7f554e · #71271e · #421812
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#def7fc · #b3948e · #dc4333 · #596a6d · #3e211d · #000305
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f8 · #bdcdd0 · #8ea2a5 · #102b2f · #00080b · #dc4333
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbdcb6 · #38c3f5 · #dc4333 · #8d5674 · #27365f · #030e20
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7f9ff · #00b59e · #dc4333 · #006ea2 · #00332b · #000611
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8fdde · #47b666 · #dc4333 · #3e57d3 · #121279 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf8cd · #91a921 · #dc4333 · #007482 · #390069 · #000305
#E86352 · #F47F6E · #FE9A8A · #FFB9AD · #FFD6CF
#BB2F22 · #9A1B11 · #7B0200 · #580000 · #370000
#CB5748 · #BA6559 · #A77168
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.