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#DF322E — Red

#DF322E 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 #DF322E 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.

#DF322E 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 #30DCDF; it also sits naturally between #DF3084 and #DF8A30. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF322E · RGB 223, 50, 46

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Color values

HEX#DF322E
RGB223, 50, 46
HSL1°, 73%, 53%
HSV1°, 79%, 87%
CMYK0%, 78%, 79%, 13%
XYZ32.07, 18.17, 4.40
Yxy18.17, 0.5869, 0.3325
CIE-Lab49.70, 64.89, 44.63
Hunter Lab42.62, 62.96, 22.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 20% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 79% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF322E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF322E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF322E

.text { color: #DF322E; }
.background { background-color: #DF322E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF322E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 50, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 73%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF322E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 50, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF322E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 50, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF322E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF322E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF322E

#D42421#BE201E#A81D1A#921917#801614#6A1211#540E0D#3E0B0A#280706#120303

Tints of #DF322E

#E14441#E55A57#E86B69#EA7D7B#EE9291#F1A4A2#F3B5B4#F6C6C6#F9DCDC#FCEEED

Tones of #DF322E

#D33E3C#C54B49#B95655#AC6362#A06F6E#937C7B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #30DCDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.53:1 AA
Against black text4.63:1 AA

Best text color on #DF322E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF322E

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 #DF322E: ·

How #DF322E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #94932FDeuteranopia · #9EAB2FTritanopia · #D63030

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 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF322E rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffe15d
#FFE15D · #F49D1A · #DC3535 · #B01E68
Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Misty Ruby Canyon
#2028BA · #DB2D36 · #2CCC24 · #A9A9E6
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Burning Aurora
#1C9AA6 · #3FABDF · #DA3425 · #E8A19F
Palette Ffd41d
#FFD41D · #FFA240 · #D73535 · #FF4646

Similar colors

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

#DC3535#E63428#DB2D36#E43636#DA3425#D73535#DF2836#D73C2F#E72929#E4373A#DF353C#E0383B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF322D  ·  #DF322F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF322E?

#DF322E is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 50, 46). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF322E?

#DF322E is RGB 223, 50, 46 — HSL 1°, 73%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 79%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF322E?

Its complement is #30DCDF; analogous partners are #DF3084 and #DF8A30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF322E for text?

Black text on #DF322E has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.53:1.