Palettes / Colors / #D74B45

#D74B45 — Red

#D74B45 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#D74B45 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 #46D3D8; it also sits naturally between #D8468A and #D89446. 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 84% · Green 29% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 68% · Key 16%

Previews

CSS code for #D74B45

.text { color: #D74B45; }
.background { background-color: #D74B45; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D74B45; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 75, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 65%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D74B45; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 75, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D74B45; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 75, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D74B45">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D74B45">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D74B45

Tints of #D74B45

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #46D3D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D74B45: #000000.

How #D74B45 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 #D74B45

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D74B44  ·  #D74B46 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D74B45?

#D74B45 is Red, a red color (RGB 215, 75, 69). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D74B45?

#D74B45 is RGB 215, 75, 69 — HSL 2°, 65%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 68%, 16%.

What colors go with #D74B45?

Its complement is #46D3D8; analogous partners are #D8468A and #D89446. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D74B45 for text?

Black text on #D74B45 has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.22:1.