Palettes / Colors / #DE321C
#DE321C — Vivid Red
#DE321C 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 #DE321C 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.
#DE321C 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 #1BC8DE; it also sits naturally between #DE1B66 and #DE941B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DE321C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 50, 28 |
| HSL | 7°, 78%, 49% |
| HSV | 7°, 87%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 77%, 87%, 13% |
| XYZ | 31.47, 17.89, 2.89 |
| Yxy | 17.89, 0.6022, 0.3424 |
| CIE-Lab | 49.37, 64.16, 53.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.30, 62.01, 24.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 20% · Blue 11%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 87% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DE321C
.text { color: #DE321C; }
.background { background-color: #DE321C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE321C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 50, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 78%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE321C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 50, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE321C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 50, 28, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DE321C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE321C">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DE321C
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Tones of #DE321C
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1BC8DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.59:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.58:1 AA |
Best text color on #DE321C: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE321C
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DE321C: ·
How #DE321C 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 #DE321C rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DE321C?
#DE321C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 222, 50, 28). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DE321C?
#DE321C is RGB 222, 50, 28 — HSL 7°, 78%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 87%, 13%.
What colors go with #DE321C?
Its complement is #1BC8DE; analogous partners are #DE1B66 and #DE941B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DE321C for text?
White text on #DE321C has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.58:1.