Palettes / Colors / #D04848

#D04848 — Red

#D04848 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#D04848 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #49D0D0; it also sits naturally between #D0498C and #D08C49. 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 28% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 65% · Key 18%

Previews

CSS code for #D04848

.text { color: #D04848; }
.background { background-color: #D04848; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D04848; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 72, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D04848; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 72, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D04848; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 72, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D04848">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D04848">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #49D0D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D04848: #000000.

How #D04848 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 #D04848

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D04847  ·  #D04849 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D04848?

#D04848 is Red, a red color (RGB 208, 72, 72). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D04848?

#D04848 is RGB 208, 72, 72 — HSL 0°, 59%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 65%, 18%.

What colors go with #D04848?

Its complement is #49D0D0; analogous partners are #D0498C and #D08C49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D04848 for text?

Black text on #D04848 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.