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#DF4E4A — Red

#DF4E4A is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #DF4E4A 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.

#DF4E4A 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 #49DADF; it also sits naturally between #DF498F and #DF9949. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E4A · RGB 223, 78, 74

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Color values

HEX#DF4E4A
RGB223, 78, 74
HSL2°, 70%, 58%
HSV2°, 67%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 67%, 13%
XYZ34.39, 21.63, 8.84
Yxy21.63, 0.5302, 0.3335
CIE-Lab53.63, 56.15, 33.45
Hunter Lab46.51, 53.93, 19.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 67% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E4A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E4A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E4A

.text { color: #DF4E4A; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E4A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E4A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E4A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E4A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E4A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E4A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E4A

#DB3933#CC2A24#B62520#9C201C#861B18#711714#57120F#410D0B#270807#110403

Tints of #DF4E4A

#E25F5A#E5706C#E77C79#EA8D8A#ED9E9B#F0AFAD#F4C0BE#F6CCCB#F9DDDC#FCEEEE

Tones of #DF4E4A

#D45854#C9625E#BF6C69#B47674#A9807E#9F8A89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49DADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.94:1 AA large only
Against black text5.33:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E4A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E4A

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 #DF4E4A: ·

How #DF4E4A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F4BDeuteranopia · #A9B44BTritanopia · #D84C4C

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 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E4A rather than the exact color:

Palette E6ee75
#E6EE75 · #DA4949 · #4F1C4C · #0D132A
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Palette F7f6e5
#F7F6E5 · #76D2DB · #DA4848 · #36064D
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Palette 4793af
#4793AF · #FFC470 · #DD5746 · #8B322C

Similar colors

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

#DA4949#E54A4A#DA4848#D9534F#D74B45#DD5746#E75151#EA4C4C#E05454#E74646#D3504A#EB4C4C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E49  ·  #DF4E4B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E4A?

#DF4E4A is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 74). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E4A?

#DF4E4A is RGB 223, 78, 74 — HSL 2°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 67%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E4A?

Its complement is #49DADF; analogous partners are #DF498F and #DF9949. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E4A for text?

Black text on #DF4E4A has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.