Palettes / Colors / #DD331E

#DD331E — Red

#DD331E 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 #DD331E 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.

#DD331E 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 #1EC6DC; it also sits naturally between #DC1E67 and #DC931E. 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 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 86% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD331E

.text { color: #DD331E; }
.background { background-color: #DD331E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD331E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 51, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 76%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD331E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 51, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD331E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 51, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD331E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD331E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD331E

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Tones of #DD331E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1EC6DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD331E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD331E

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 #DD331E 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 #DD331E 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

← #DD331D  ·  #DD331F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD331E?

#DD331E is Red, a red color (RGB 221, 51, 30). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD331E?

#DD331E is RGB 221, 51, 30 — HSL 7°, 76%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 86%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD331E?

Its complement is #1EC6DC; analogous partners are #DC1E67 and #DC931E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD331E for text?

White text on #DD331E has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.