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#DF4E52 — Red

#DF4E52 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 #DF4E52 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.

#DF4E52 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 #4EDFDA; it also sits naturally between #DF4E9B and #DF924E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E52 · RGB 223, 78, 82

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Color values

HEX#DF4E52
RGB223, 78, 82
HSL358°, 69%, 59%
HSV358°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 63%, 13%
XYZ34.68, 21.75, 10.35
Yxy21.75, 0.5193, 0.3257
CIE-Lab53.76, 56.61, 28.99
Hunter Lab46.63, 54.48, 17.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 63% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E52 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E52 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E52

.text { color: #DF4E52; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E52">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E52

#DB393E#CF262C#B92227#9F1D22#8A191D#701518#5A1113#410C0E#2B0809#110304

Tints of #DF4E52

#E26064#E46C70#E77E81#EA8F92#EEA0A3#F0ADAF#F3BEC0#F6D0D1#F9DDDD#FCEEEE

Tones of #DF4E52

#D4595D#CA6367#BF6E70#B67779#AB8283#A18C8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.93:1 AA large only
Against black text5.35:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E52: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E52

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 #DF4E52: ·

How #DF4E52 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F51Deuteranopia · #A9B451Tritanopia · #D85050

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 #DF4E52 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Mosaic
#E7669D · #E24F57 · #E05E20 · #CB981F
Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454
Palette E05454
#E05454 · #C13383 · #792CA2 · #443199
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16

Similar colors

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

#E24F57#E05454#D9534F#E75151#DF4D5B#D94B59#DB525A#E54A4A#DA4949#E55658#EA5252#E34354

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E51  ·  #DF4E53 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E52?

#DF4E52 is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 82). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E52?

#DF4E52 is RGB 223, 78, 82 — HSL 358°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 63%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E52?

Its complement is #4EDFDA; analogous partners are #DF4E9B and #DF924E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E52 for text?

Black text on #DF4E52 has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.