Palettes / Colors / #DF161E

#DF161E — Vivid Red

#DF161E 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 #DF161E 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.

#DF161E 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 #16DFD8; it also sits naturally between #DF1681 and #DF7416. 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 9% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 87% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF161E

.text { color: #DF161E; }
.background { background-color: #DF161E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF161E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 22, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 82%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF161E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 22, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF161E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 22, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF161E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF161E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF161E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #16DFD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF161E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF161E

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 #DF161E 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 #DF161E 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 #DF161E?

#DF161E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 223, 22, 30). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF161E?

#DF161E is RGB 223, 22, 30 — HSL 358°, 82%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 87%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF161E?

Its complement is #16DFD8; analogous partners are #DF1681 and #DF7416. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF161E for text?

White text on #DF161E has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.27:1.