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#DF4E4C — Red

#DF4E4C 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 #DF4E4C 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.

#DF4E4C 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 #4DDDE0; it also sits naturally between #E04D94 and #E0994D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E4C · RGB 223, 78, 76

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Color values

HEX#DF4E4C
RGB223, 78, 76
HSL1°, 70%, 59%
HSV1°, 66%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 66%, 13%
XYZ34.46, 21.66, 9.20
Yxy21.66, 0.5276, 0.3316
CIE-Lab53.66, 56.26, 32.34
Hunter Lab46.54, 54.06, 19.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 30%

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 #DF4E4C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E4C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E4C

.text { color: #DF4E4C; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E4C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E4C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 70%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E4C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E4C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E4C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E4C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E4C

#DC3A38#D02825#BA2321#A01F1C#8B1A18#711514#5B1110#410C0B#2B0808#110303

Tints of #DF4E4C

#E3615F#E56E6C#E87F7D#EB908E#EEA1A0#F0AEAD#F4BFBE#F7D0CF#F9DDDC#FCEEEE

Tones of #DF4E4C

#D55A58#CB6462#C06E6D#B67877#AB8282#A18C8C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DDDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #DF4E4C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E4C

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 #DF4E4C: ·

How #DF4E4C 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 · #A9B44DTritanopia · #D84D4D

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 · #DC3545Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E4C rather than the exact color:

Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Palette E6ee75
#E6EE75 · #DA4949 · #4F1C4C · #0D132A
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette F7f6e5
#F7F6E5 · #76D2DB · #DA4848 · #36064D
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F
Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454

Similar colors

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

#E54A4A#DA4949#D9534F#DA4848#E75151#E05454#DD5746#D74B45#EA4C4C#E24F57#EB4C4C#D34E4E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E4B  ·  #DF4E4D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E4C?

#DF4E4C is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 76). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E4C?

#DF4E4C is RGB 223, 78, 76 — HSL 1°, 70%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 66%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E4C?

Its complement is #4DDDE0; analogous partners are #E04D94 and #E0994D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E4C for text?

Black text on #DF4E4C has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.