Palettes / Colors / #DE2012

#DE2012 — Vivid Red

#DE2012 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 #DE2012 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.

#DE2012 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 #12D0DE; it also sits naturally between #DE126A and #DE8512. 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 13% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 92% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE2012

.text { color: #DE2012; }
.background { background-color: #DE2012; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE2012; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 32, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 85%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE2012; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 32, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE2012; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 32, 18, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE2012">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE2012">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE2012

Tints of #DE2012

Tones of #DE2012

Color harmonies

Complementary — #12D0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE2012: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE2012

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 #DE2012 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 #DE2012 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

← #DE2011  ·  #DE2013 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE2012?

#DE2012 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 222, 32, 18). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE2012?

#DE2012 is RGB 222, 32, 18 — HSL 4°, 85%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 92%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE2012?

Its complement is #12D0DE; analogous partners are #DE126A and #DE8512. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE2012 for text?

White text on #DE2012 has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.