Palettes / Colors / #DC3128

#DC3128 — Red

#DC3128 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#DC3128 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 #28D3DC; it also sits naturally between #DC2879 and #DC8B28. 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 19% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 82% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC3128

.text { color: #DC3128; }
.background { background-color: #DC3128; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC3128; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 49, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 72%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC3128; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 49, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC3128; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 49, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC3128">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC3128">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC3128

Tints of #DC3128

Tones of #DC3128

Color harmonies

Complementary — #28D3DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC3128: #FFFFFF.

How #DC3128 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 #DC3128 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 #DC3128?

#DC3128 is Red, a red color (RGB 220, 49, 40). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC3128?

#DC3128 is RGB 220, 49, 40 — HSL 3°, 72%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 82%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC3128?

Its complement is #28D3DC; analogous partners are #DC2879 and #DC8B28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC3128 for text?

White text on #DC3128 has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.