Palettes / Colors / #D03431

#D03431 — Red

#D03431 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #D03431 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D03431 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2FCDD0; it also sits naturally between #D02F7D and #D0822F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 20% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 76% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D03431

.text { color: #D03431; }
.background { background-color: #D03431; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D03431; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 52, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 63%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D03431; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 52, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D03431; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 52, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D03431">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D03431">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D03431

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Tones of #D03431

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FCDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D03431: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D03431

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D03431 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D03431 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D03430  ·  #D03432 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D03431?

#D03431 is Red, a red color (RGB 208, 52, 49). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D03431?

#D03431 is RGB 208, 52, 49 — HSL 1°, 63%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 76%, 18%.

What colors go with #D03431?

Its complement is #2FCDD0; analogous partners are #D02F7D and #D0822F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D03431 for text?

White text on #D03431 has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.22:1.