Palettes / Colors / #DB4E38

#DB4E38 — Red

#DB4E38 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #DB4E38 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.

#DB4E38 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 #39C5DB; it also sits naturally between #DB3974 and #DB9F39. 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 86% · Green 31% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 74% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB4E38

.text { color: #DB4E38; }
.background { background-color: #DB4E38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB4E38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 78, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 69%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB4E38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 78, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB4E38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 78, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB4E38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB4E38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #39C5DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB4E38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB4E38

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 #DB4E38 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 #DB4E38 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

← #DB4E37  ·  #DB4E39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB4E38?

#DB4E38 is Red, a red color (RGB 219, 78, 56). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB4E38?

#DB4E38 is RGB 219, 78, 56 — HSL 8°, 69%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 74%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB4E38?

Its complement is #39C5DB; analogous partners are #DB3974 and #DB9F39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB4E38 for text?

Black text on #DB4E38 has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.07:1.