Palettes / Colors / #DD4040

#DD4040 — Red

#DD4040 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#DD4040 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 #40DDDD; it also sits naturally between #DD408F and #DD8F40. 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 25% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 71% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DD4040

.text { color: #DD4040; }
.background { background-color: #DD4040; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD4040; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 64, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 70%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD4040; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 64, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD4040; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 64, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD4040">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD4040">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD4040

Tints of #DD4040

Tones of #DD4040

Color harmonies

Complementary — #40DDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD4040: #000000.

How #DD4040 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 #DD4040 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD403F  ·  #DD4041 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD4040?

#DD4040 is Red, a red color (RGB 221, 64, 64). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD4040?

#DD4040 is RGB 221, 64, 64 — HSL 0°, 70%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 71%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD4040?

Its complement is #40DDDD; analogous partners are #DD408F and #DD8F40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD4040 for text?

Black text on #DD4040 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.30:1.