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#D74E4E — Red

#D74E4E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #D74E4E 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.

#D74E4E 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 #4CD6D6; it also sits naturally between #D64C91 and #D6914C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D74E4E · RGB 215, 78, 78

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Color values

HEX#D74E4E
RGB215, 78, 78
HSL0°, 63%, 57%
HSV0°, 64%, 84%
CMYK0%, 64%, 64%, 16%
XYZ32.12, 20.45, 9.46
Yxy20.45, 0.5179, 0.3296
CIE-Lab52.34, 53.72, 29.24
Hunter Lab45.22, 50.89, 17.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 64% · Key 16%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D74E4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D74E4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D74E4E

.text { color: #D74E4E; }
.background { background-color: #D74E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D74E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 78, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 63%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D74E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 78, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D74E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 78, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D74E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D74E4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D74E4E

#D23737#BF2B2B#AA2727#962222#811D1D#681818#531313#3E0E0E#250808#110404

Tints of #D74E4E

#DA5D5D#DE6E6E#E27E7E#E68F8F#E99F9F#ECACAC#F0BCBC#F4CDCD#F7DEDE#FBEEEE

Tones of #D74E4E

#CD5656#C36060#B96A6A#AF7474#A57E7E#9B8787

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CD6D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.13:1 AA large only
Against black text5.09:1 AA

Best text color on #D74E4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D74E4E

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 #D74E4E: ·

How #D74E4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9C9A4EDeuteranopia · #A4AE4ETritanopia · #D04E4E

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D74E4E rather than the exact color:

Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette E6ee75
#E6EE75 · #DA4949 · #4F1C4C · #0D132A
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3

Similar colors

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

#D34E4E#D9534F#D3504A#D2534D#DA4949#D25353#DA4848#D74B45#D04848#D75656#D94B59#E05454

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D74E4D  ·  #D74E4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D74E4E?

#D74E4E is Red, a red color (RGB 215, 78, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D74E4E?

#D74E4E is RGB 215, 78, 78 — HSL 0°, 63%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 64%, 16%.

What colors go with #D74E4E?

Its complement is #4CD6D6; analogous partners are #D64C91 and #D6914C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D74E4E for text?

Black text on #D74E4E has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.