Palettes / Colors / #DE423F

#DE423F — Red

#DE423F is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#DE423F 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 #3FDCDE; it also sits naturally between #DE3F8C and #DE913F. 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 26% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 72% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE423F

.text { color: #DE423F; }
.background { background-color: #DE423F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE423F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 66, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 71%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE423F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 66, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE423F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 66, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE423F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE423F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE423F

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Tones of #DE423F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FDCDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE423F: #000000.

How #DE423F 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 #DE423F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE423F?

#DE423F is Red, a red color (RGB 222, 66, 63). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE423F?

#DE423F is RGB 222, 66, 63 — HSL 1°, 71%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 72%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE423F?

Its complement is #3FDCDE; analogous partners are #DE3F8C and #DE913F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE423F for text?

Black text on #DE423F has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.24:1.