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#DD4E32 — Red

#DD4E32 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 #DD4E32 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.

#DD4E32 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 #31C1DD; it also sits naturally between #DD316A and #DDA431. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD4E32 · RGB 221, 78, 50

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Color values

HEX#DD4E32
RGB221, 78, 50
HSL10°, 72%, 53%
HSV10°, 77%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 77%, 13%
XYZ33.12, 21.05, 5.34
Yxy21.05, 0.5566, 0.3538
CIE-Lab53.01, 54.41, 45.79
Hunter Lab45.88, 51.82, 23.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 77% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD4E32 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD4E32 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD4E32

.text { color: #DD4E32; }
.background { background-color: #DD4E32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD4E32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 78, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 72%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD4E32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 78, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD4E32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 78, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD4E32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD4E32">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD4E32

#D34022#BD391F#A7321B#912C18#7F2615#692011#53190E#3D130A#270C06#120503

Tints of #DD4E32

#E05D42#E47058#E77F6A#EA8E7B#EDA191#F0B0A3#F3BFB4#F6CEC6#F9E1DC#FCF0ED

Tones of #DD4E32

#D1563D#C45E4A#B86656#AC6E62#A0766E#937F7B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31C1DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.03:1 AA large only
Against black text5.21:1 AA

Best text color on #DD4E32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD4E32

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DD4E32: ·

How #DD4E32 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9F9E39Deuteranopia · #A7B23ATritanopia · #D63E3F

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD4E32 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Electric Ruby Harbor
#AD150F · #D65139 · #DF845C · #E7B18A
Palette 5eabd6
#5EABD6 · #FEFBC7 · #FFB4B4 · #E14434
Wild Mosaic
#2E19A9 · #E0462B · #1ECD38 · #D9D3F4
Tender Orchard
#A81D4A · #DF462A · #C78311 · #B7CA1A
Lucky Ruby Harbor
#20C549 · #421DB2 · #DC5528 · #ADE8B2

Similar colors

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

#DD4530#D65139#E14434#E0462B#DF462A#DC5528#D94D26#D34C26#D04E29#D93F35#D83F31#E03E36

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD4E31  ·  #DD4E33 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD4E32?

#DD4E32 is Red, a red color (RGB 221, 78, 50). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD4E32?

#DD4E32 is RGB 221, 78, 50 — HSL 10°, 72%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 77%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD4E32?

Its complement is #31C1DD; analogous partners are #DD316A and #DDA431. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD4E32 for text?

Black text on #DD4E32 has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.03:1.