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#DF2020 — Red

#DF2020 is a red color we call 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 #DF2020 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.

#DF2020 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 #20DFDF; it also sits naturally between #DF2080 and #DF8020. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF2020 · RGB 223, 32, 32

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Color values

HEX#DF2020
RGB223, 32, 32
HSL0°, 75%, 50%
HSV0°, 86%, 87%
CMYK0%, 86%, 86%, 13%
XYZ31.21, 16.83, 2.97
Yxy16.83, 0.6119, 0.3299
CIE-Lab48.04, 68.91, 50.21
Hunter Lab41.02, 67.27, 23.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 13% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 86% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF2020 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF2020 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF2020

.text { color: #DF2020; }
.background { background-color: #DF2020; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF2020; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 32, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 75%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF2020; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 32, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF2020; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 32, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF2020">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF2020">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF2020

#C91D1D#B71A1A#A11717#8F1414#781111#620E0E#500B0B#3A0808#280606#120303

Tints of #DF2020

#E23636#E54848#E85E5E#EB7070#EE8787#F19D9D#F4AFAF#F7C5C5#F9D7D7#FCEDED

Tones of #DF2020

#D12E2E#C43B3B#B64949#A85757#9A6565#8E7171

Color harmonies

Complementary — #20DFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.81:1 AA
Against black text4.37:1 AA large only

Best text color on #DF2020: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF2020

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DF2020: ·

How #DF2020 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8C8B20Deuteranopia · #97A620Tritanopia · #D52020

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:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF2020 rather than the exact color:

Modern Lagoon
#881A5E · #DF1F22 · #A06A1B · #73881A
Palette E52020
#E52020 · #FBA518 · #F9CB43 · #A89C29
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Scarlet Ruby Terrace
#F6B2B2 · #ED686A · #DA1B1D · #A41E1F
Palette 511d43
#511D43 · #901E3E · #DC2525 · #9BC09C
Palette 303841
#303841 · #3A4750 · #D72323 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DF1F22#E52020#E21B1D#DA1B1D#DC2525#D72323#DB1A1A#E21818#E62727#D71D17#E01628#DB2D20

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF201F  ·  #DF2021 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF2020?

#DF2020 is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 32, 32). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF2020?

#DF2020 is RGB 223, 32, 32 — HSL 0°, 75%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 86%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF2020?

Its complement is #20DFDF; analogous partners are #DF2080 and #DF8020. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF2020 for text?

White text on #DF2020 has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.