Palettes / Colors / #DF263B

#DF263B — Red

#DF263B 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 #DF263B 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.

#DF263B 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 #26DFC9; it also sits naturally between #DF2698 and #DF6C26. 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 15% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 74% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF263B

.text { color: #DF263B; }
.background { background-color: #DF263B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF263B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 38, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 74%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF263B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 38, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF263B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 38, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF263B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF263B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF263B

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Tones of #DF263B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #26DFC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF263B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF263B

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 #DF263B 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 #DF263B 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 #DF263B?

#DF263B is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 38, 59). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF263B?

#DF263B is RGB 223, 38, 59 — HSL 353°, 74%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 74%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF263B?

Its complement is #26DFC9; analogous partners are #DF2698 and #DF6C26. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF263B for text?

White text on #DF263B has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.48:1.