Palettes / Colors / #D21E45

#D21E45 — Red

#D21E45 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#D21E45 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 #1ED2AB; it also sits naturally between #D21E9F and #D2511E. 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 12% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 67% · Key 18%

Previews

CSS code for #D21E45

.text { color: #D21E45; }
.background { background-color: #D21E45; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D21E45; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 30, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 75%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D21E45; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 30, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D21E45; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 30, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D21E45">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D21E45">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D21E45

Tints of #D21E45

Tones of #D21E45

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1ED2AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D21E45: #FFFFFF.

How #D21E45 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 #D21E45

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D21E45?

#D21E45 is Red, a red color (RGB 210, 30, 69). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D21E45?

#D21E45 is RGB 210, 30, 69 — HSL 347°, 75%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 67%, 18%.

What colors go with #D21E45?

Its complement is #1ED2AB; analogous partners are #D21E9F and #D2511E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D21E45 for text?

White text on #D21E45 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.01:1.