Palettes / Colors / #D92017

#D92017 — Vivid Red

#D92017 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#D92017 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 #17CFD9; it also sits naturally between #D9176E and #D98217. 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 13% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 89% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D92017

.text { color: #D92017; }
.background { background-color: #D92017; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D92017; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 32, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 81%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D92017; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 32, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D92017; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 32, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D92017">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D92017">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D92017

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #17CFD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D92017: #FFFFFF.

How #D92017 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 #D92017 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 #D92017?

#D92017 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 217, 32, 23). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D92017?

#D92017 is RGB 217, 32, 23 — HSL 3°, 81%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 89%, 15%.

What colors go with #D92017?

Its complement is #17CFD9; analogous partners are #D9176E and #D98217. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D92017 for text?

White text on #D92017 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.17:1.