Palettes / Colors / #DE4635

#DE4635 — Red

#DE4635 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

#DE4635 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 #35CDDE; it also sits naturally between #DE3579 and #DE9B35. 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 27% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 76% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE4635

.text { color: #DE4635; }
.background { background-color: #DE4635; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE4635; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 70, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 72%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE4635; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 70, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE4635; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 70, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE4635">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE4635">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE4635

Tints of #DE4635

Tones of #DE4635

Color harmonies

Complementary — #35CDDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE4635: #000000.

How #DE4635 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 #DE4635 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 #DE4635?

#DE4635 is Red, a red color (RGB 222, 70, 53). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE4635?

#DE4635 is RGB 222, 70, 53 — HSL 6°, 72%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 76%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE4635?

Its complement is #35CDDE; analogous partners are #DE3579 and #DE9B35. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE4635 for text?

Black text on #DE4635 has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.