Palettes / Colors / #D80331

#D80331 — Vivid Red

#D80331 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #D80331 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.

#D80331 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 #03D8AA; it also sits naturally between #D8039C and #D84003. 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 85% · Green 1% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 77% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D80331

.text { color: #D80331; }
.background { background-color: #D80331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D80331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 3, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 97%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D80331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 3, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D80331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 3, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D80331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D80331">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03D8AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D80331: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D80331

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:

How #D80331 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D80331 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D80330  ·  #D80332 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D80331?

#D80331 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 216, 3, 49). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D80331?

#D80331 is RGB 216, 3, 49 — HSL 347°, 97%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 77%, 15%.

What colors go with #D80331?

Its complement is #03D8AA; analogous partners are #D8039C and #D84003. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D80331 for text?

White text on #D80331 has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.98:1.