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#D7331C — Red

#D7331C is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #D7331C 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.

#D7331C 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 #1CC3D9; it also sits naturally between #D91C64 and #D9901C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D7331C · RGB 215, 51, 28

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Color values

HEX#D7331C
RGB215, 51, 28
HSL7°, 77%, 48%
HSV7°, 87%, 84%
CMYK0%, 76%, 87%, 16%
XYZ29.42, 16.90, 2.81
Yxy16.90, 0.5988, 0.3440
CIE-Lab48.13, 61.78, 51.47
Hunter Lab41.11, 58.92, 23.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 20% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 87% · Key 16%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D7331C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D7331C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D7331C

.text { color: #D7331C; }
.background { background-color: #D7331C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7331C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 51, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 77%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7331C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 51, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7331C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 51, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7331C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7331C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7331C

#C72E1A#B02917#9E2515#871F12#751B0F#63170D#4D120A#3B0E08#240805#120402

Tints of #D7331C

#E3402B#E65541#E96553#EC796A#EF8D81#F2A297#F4B6AE#F7C6C0#FADBD6#FDEFED

Tones of #D7331C

#CB3C2A#BE4737#B05145#A35B52#95665F#88706D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1CC3D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.79:1 AA
Against black text4.38:1 AA large only

Best text color on #D7331C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7331C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D7331C: ·

How #D7331C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908F22Deuteranopia · #9AA623Tritanopia · #CF2627

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:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D7331C rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby
#4F7D32 · #FFD16A · #F5B52E · #D9361E
Palette Be1a1a
#BE1A1A · #D0311E · #F7D87F · #F8EBAB
Electric Monsoon
#15901E · #5247E4 · #DB2D20 · #C8F1CC
Lucky Mirage
#1DB92B · #2F1FC9 · #D03120 · #B9ECC1
Golden Cinder
#DE3B91 · #981F37 · #D43921 · #E18B40
Palette Df301c
#DF301C · #FF9100 · #FFF1D1 · #00B7CD

Similar colors

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

#D9361E#D0311E#DB2D20#D03120#D43921#DF301C#DA3425#DA3D20#DC3C22#DE3D1F#D03C16#CA2E1B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D7331B  ·  #D7331D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7331C?

#D7331C is Red, a red color (RGB 215, 51, 28). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7331C?

#D7331C is RGB 215, 51, 28 — HSL 7°, 77%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 87%, 16%.

What colors go with #D7331C?

Its complement is #1CC3D9; analogous partners are #D91C64 and #D9901C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7331C for text?

White text on #D7331C has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.38:1.