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#DF4E50 — Red

#DF4E50 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 #DF4E50 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.

#DF4E50 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 #4EDFDC; it also sits naturally between #DF4E99 and #DF944E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E50 · RGB 223, 78, 80

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Color values

HEX#DF4E50
RGB223, 78, 80
HSL359°, 69%, 59%
HSV359°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 64%, 13%
XYZ34.60, 21.72, 9.96
Yxy21.72, 0.5221, 0.3277
CIE-Lab53.72, 56.49, 30.11
Hunter Lab46.60, 54.34, 18.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 64% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E50 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E50 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E50

.text { color: #DF4E50; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E50; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E50; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E50; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E50; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E50">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E50">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E50

#DB393B#CF2629#B92225#9F1D1F#8A191B#701516#5A1112#410C0D#2B0808#110303

Tints of #DF4E50

#E26062#E46C6E#E77E7F#EA8F90#EEA0A1#F0ADAE#F3BEBF#F6D0D0#F9DDDD#FCEEEE

Tones of #DF4E50

#D4595B#CA6365#BF6E6F#B67778#AB8282#A18C8C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.93:1 AA large only
Against black text5.34:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E50: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E50

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 #DF4E50: ·

How #DF4E50 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F50Deuteranopia · #A9B44FTritanopia · #D84F4F

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 #DF4E50 rather than the exact color:

Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454
Palette E05454
#E05454 · #C13383 · #792CA2 · #443199
Dusty Mosaic
#E7669D · #E24F57 · #E05E20 · #CB981F
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C

Similar colors

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

#E05454#E24F57#D9534F#E75151#E54A4A#DA4949#DF4D5B#DA4848#D94B59#DB525A#EA5252#EA4C4C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E4F  ·  #DF4E51 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E50?

#DF4E50 is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 80). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E50?

#DF4E50 is RGB 223, 78, 80 — HSL 359°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 64%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E50?

Its complement is #4EDFDC; analogous partners are #DF4E99 and #DF944E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E50 for text?

Black text on #DF4E50 has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.