Palettes / Colors / #DD331D

#DD331D — Red

#DD331D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #DD331D 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.

#DD331D 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 #1DC7DD; it also sits naturally between #DD1D67 and #DD931D. 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 87% · Green 20% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 87% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD331D

.text { color: #DD331D; }
.background { background-color: #DD331D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD331D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 51, 29); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 77%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD331D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 51, 29, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD331D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 51, 29, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD331D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD331D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD331D

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Tones of #DD331D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1DC7DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD331D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD331D

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 #DD331D 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 #DD331D 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

← #DD331C  ·  #DD331E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD331D?

#DD331D is Red, a red color (RGB 221, 51, 29). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD331D?

#DD331D is RGB 221, 51, 29 — HSL 7°, 77%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 87%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD331D?

Its complement is #1DC7DD; analogous partners are #DD1D67 and #DD931D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD331D for text?

White text on #DD331D has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.