Palettes / Colors / #DE4E4E

#DE4E4E — Red

#DE4E4E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#DE4E4E 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 #4EDFDF; it also sits naturally between #DF4E96 and #DF964E. 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 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 65% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE4E4E

.text { color: #DE4E4E; }
.background { background-color: #DE4E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE4E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 78, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE4E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 78, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE4E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 78, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE4E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE4E4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE4E4E

Tints of #DE4E4E

Tones of #DE4E4E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE4E4E: #000000.

How #DE4E4E 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 #DE4E4E 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

← #DE4E4D  ·  #DE4E4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE4E4E?

#DE4E4E is Red, a red color (RGB 222, 78, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE4E4E?

#DE4E4E is RGB 222, 78, 78 — HSL 0°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 65%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE4E4E?

Its complement is #4EDFDF; analogous partners are #DF4E96 and #DF964E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE4E4E for text?

Black text on #DE4E4E has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.