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#DB545C — Red

#DB545C 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 #DB545C 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.

#DB545C 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 #52DAD1; it also sits naturally between #DA52A0 and #DA8D52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB545C · RGB 219, 84, 92

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Color values

HEX#DB545C
RGB219, 84, 92
HSL356°, 65%, 59%
HSV356°, 62%, 86%
CMYK0%, 62%, 58%, 14%
XYZ34.32, 22.17, 12.60
Yxy22.17, 0.4967, 0.3210
CIE-Lab54.21, 53.40, 23.60
Hunter Lab47.09, 50.99, 15.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 33% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 58% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB545C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB545C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB545C

.text { color: #DB545C; }
.background { background-color: #DB545C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB545C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 84, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 65%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB545C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 84, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB545C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 84, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB545C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB545C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB545C

#D63D48#CA2B35#B52630#9C2129#871D24#6D171D#581317#3F0D11#2A090B#110404

Tints of #DB545C

#DE636B#E17077#E48187#E89297#EBA2A7#EEAFB3#F2C0C3#F5D1D3#F8DDDF#FBEEEF

Tones of #DB545C

#D15C64#C7666D#BD7075#B4797D#AA8385#A08D8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #52DAD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.86:1 AA large only
Against black text5.43:1 AA

Best text color on #DB545C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB545C

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 #DB545C: ·

How #DB545C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A19F5ADeuteranopia · #A8B25ATritanopia · #D45958

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB545C rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Cascade
#DB525A · #BF8437 · #8DA430 · #38812A
Palette Fae251
#FAE251 · #D75656 · #BD114A · #EEEEEE
Burning Cinder
#1E2F9F · #DD4F62 · #3DCB27 · #B5B5E8
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Ruby Mosaic
#800020 · #F3E6D5 · #FFF9F2 · #D45060
Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454

Similar colors

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

#DB525A#D75656#DD4F62#DF4D5B#D45060#E05454#D94B59#E24F57#E55658#D95F59#D25353#D25D5D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB545B  ·  #DB545D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB545C?

#DB545C is Red, a red color (RGB 219, 84, 92). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB545C?

#DB545C is RGB 219, 84, 92 — HSL 356°, 65%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 58%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB545C?

Its complement is #52DAD1; analogous partners are #DA52A0 and #DA8D52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB545C for text?

Black text on #DB545C has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.