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#DF4E4B — Red

#DF4E4B 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 #DF4E4B 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.

#DF4E4B 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 #49DCDF; it also sits naturally between #DF4991 and #DF9649. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E4B · RGB 223, 78, 75

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Color values

HEX#DF4E4B
RGB223, 78, 75
HSL1°, 70%, 58%
HSV1°, 66%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 66%, 13%
XYZ34.43, 21.64, 9.02
Yxy21.64, 0.5289, 0.3325
CIE-Lab53.65, 56.20, 32.90
Hunter Lab46.52, 54.00, 19.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 66% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E4B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E4B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E4B

.text { color: #DF4E4B; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E4B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E4B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E4B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E4B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E4B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E4B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E4B

#DB3633#CC2724#B62320#9C1E1C#861A18#711514#57100F#410C0B#270707#110303

Tints of #DF4E4B

#E25D5A#E56E6C#E77A79#EA8C8A#ED9D9B#F0AEAD#F4BFBE#F6CCCB#F9DDDC#FCEEEE

Tones of #DF4E4B

#D45654#C9605E#BF6A69#B47574#A97F7E#9F8A89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49DCDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #DF4E4B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E4B

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 #DF4E4B: ·

How #DF4E4B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F4CDeuteranopia · #A9B44CTritanopia · #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 #DF4E4B rather than the exact color:

Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Palette E6ee75
#E6EE75 · #DA4949 · #4F1C4C · #0D132A
Palette F7f6e5
#F7F6E5 · #76D2DB · #DA4848 · #36064D
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F

Similar colors

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

#E54A4A#DA4949#DA4848#D9534F#D74B45#E75151#DD5746#E05454#EA4C4C#EB4C4C#D3504A#D34E4E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E4A  ·  #DF4E4C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E4B?

#DF4E4B is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 75). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E4B?

#DF4E4B is RGB 223, 78, 75 — HSL 1°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 66%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E4B?

Its complement is #49DCDF; analogous partners are #DF4991 and #DF9649. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E4B for text?

Black text on #DF4E4B has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.