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#DF4E56 — Red

#DF4E56 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 #DF4E56 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.

#DF4E56 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 #4EDFD7; it also sits naturally between #DF4E9E and #DF8F4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E56 · RGB 223, 78, 86

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Color values

HEX#DF4E56
RGB223, 78, 86
HSL357°, 69%, 59%
HSV357°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 61%, 13%
XYZ34.84, 21.81, 11.18
Yxy21.81, 0.5136, 0.3216
CIE-Lab53.82, 56.86, 26.74
Hunter Lab46.70, 54.78, 16.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 61% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E56 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E56 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E56

.text { color: #DF4E56; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E56">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E56

#DB3941#CF262E#B9222A#9F1D24#8A191F#701519#5A1114#410C0E#2B080A#110304

Tints of #DF4E56

#E26066#E46C72#E77E83#EA8F94#EEA0A4#F0ADB0#F3BEC1#F6D0D2#F9DDDE#FCEEEE

Tones of #DF4E56

#D4595F#CA6368#BF6E72#B6777A#AB8284#A18C8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.92:1 AA large only
Against black text5.36:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E56: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E56

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 #DF4E56: ·

How #DF4E56 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F54Deuteranopia · #A9B454Tritanopia · #D85352

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 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E56 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Mosaic
#E7669D · #E24F57 · #E05E20 · #CB981F
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454
Palette E05454
#E05454 · #C13383 · #792CA2 · #443199
Honey Ruby Cascade
#DB525A · #BF8437 · #8DA430 · #38812A
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7

Similar colors

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

#E24F57#DF4D5B#E05454#DB525A#D94B59#E75151#E55658#D9534F#E8505B#D75656#E34354#DD4F62

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E55  ·  #DF4E57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E56?

#DF4E56 is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 86). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E56?

#DF4E56 is RGB 223, 78, 86 — HSL 357°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 61%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E56?

Its complement is #4EDFD7; analogous partners are #DF4E9E and #DF8F4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E56 for text?

Black text on #DF4E56 has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.