Palettes / Colors / #DE021C

#DE021C — Vivid Red

#DE021C is a red color we call Vivid 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 #DE021C 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.

#DE021C 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 #02DEC4; it also sits naturally between #DE028A and #DE5702. 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 1% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 87% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE021C

.text { color: #DE021C; }
.background { background-color: #DE021C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE021C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 2, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 98%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE021C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 2, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE021C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 2, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE021C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE021C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE021C

Tints of #DE021C

Tones of #DE021C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02DEC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE021C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE021C

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 #DE021C 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 #DE021C 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

← #DE021B  ·  #DE021D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE021C?

#DE021C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 222, 2, 28). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE021C?

#DE021C is RGB 222, 2, 28 — HSL 353°, 98%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 87%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE021C?

Its complement is #02DEC4; analogous partners are #DE028A and #DE5702. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE021C for text?

White text on #DE021C has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.13:1.