Palettes / Colors / #D91C22

#D91C22 — Red

#D91C22 is a red color we call 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 #D91C22 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.

#D91C22 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 #1CD9D2; it also sits naturally between #D91C81 and #D9741C. 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 11% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 84% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D91C22

.text { color: #D91C22; }
.background { background-color: #D91C22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D91C22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 28, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 77%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D91C22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 28, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D91C22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 28, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D91C22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D91C22">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D91C22

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1CD9D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D91C22: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D91C22

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 #D91C22 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 #D91C22 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D91C22?

#D91C22 is Red, a red color (RGB 217, 28, 34). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D91C22?

#D91C22 is RGB 217, 28, 34 — HSL 358°, 77%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 84%, 15%.

What colors go with #D91C22?

Its complement is #1CD9D2; analogous partners are #D91C81 and #D9741C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D91C22 for text?

White text on #D91C22 has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.14:1.