Palettes / Colors / #DC4E31

#DC4E31 — Red

#DC4E31 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 #DC4E31 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.

#DC4E31 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 #32C0DC; it also sits naturally between #DC326B and #DCA432. 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 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 78% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC4E31

.text { color: #DC4E31; }
.background { background-color: #DC4E31; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC4E31; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 78, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 71%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC4E31; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 78, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC4E31; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 78, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC4E31">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC4E31">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #32C0DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC4E31: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC4E31

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 #DC4E31 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 #DC4E31 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

← #DC4E30  ·  #DC4E32 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC4E31?

#DC4E31 is Red, a red color (RGB 220, 78, 49). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC4E31?

#DC4E31 is RGB 220, 78, 49 — HSL 10°, 71%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 78%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC4E31?

Its complement is #32C0DC; analogous partners are #DC326B and #DCA432. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC4E31 for text?

Black text on #DC4E31 has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.