Palettes / Colors / #DF2E08

#DF2E08 — Vivid Red

#DF2E08 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #DF2E08 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.

#DF2E08 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 #08B6DD; it also sits naturally between #DD084C and #DD9A08. 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 18% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 96% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF2E08

.text { color: #DF2E08; }
.background { background-color: #DF2E08; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF2E08; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 46, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 93%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF2E08; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 46, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF2E08; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 46, 8, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF2E08">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF2E08">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF2E08

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #08B6DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF2E08: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF2E08

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 #DF2E08 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 #DF2E08 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

← #DF2E07  ·  #DF2E09 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF2E08?

#DF2E08 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 223, 46, 8). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF2E08?

#DF2E08 is RGB 223, 46, 8 — HSL 11°, 93%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 96%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF2E08?

Its complement is #08B6DD; analogous partners are #DD084C and #DD9A08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF2E08 for text?

White text on #DF2E08 has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.