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#DF4E5F — Red

#DF4E5F 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 #DF4E5F 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.

#DF4E5F 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 #4EDFCE; it also sits naturally between #DF4EA7 and #DF864E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E5F · RGB 223, 78, 95

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Color values

HEX#DF4E5F
RGB223, 78, 95
HSL353°, 69%, 59%
HSV353°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 57%, 13%
XYZ35.22, 21.96, 13.21
Yxy21.96, 0.5003, 0.3120
CIE-Lab53.99, 57.47, 21.66
Hunter Lab46.86, 55.51, 14.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 57% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E5F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E5F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E5F

.text { color: #DF4E5F; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E5F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E5F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E5F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E5F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E5F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E5F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E5F

#DB394C#CF263A#B92234#9F1D2C#8A1926#70151F#5A1119#410C12#2B080C#110305

Tints of #DF4E5F

#E2606F#E46C7A#E77E8A#EA8F9A#EEA0A9#F0ADB5#F3BEC5#F6D0D4#F9DDE0#FCEEEF

Tones of #DF4E5F

#D45967#CA636F#BF6E77#B6777E#AB8286#A18C8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.89:1 AA large only
Against black text5.39:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E5F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E5F

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 #DF4E5F: ·

How #DF4E5F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F5BDeuteranopia · #A9B45ATritanopia · #D85857

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E5F rather than the exact color:

Burning Cinder
#1E2F9F · #DD4F62 · #3DCB27 · #B5B5E8
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Honey Ruby Cascade
#DB525A · #BF8437 · #8DA430 · #38812A
Dusty Mosaic
#E7669D · #E24F57 · #E05E20 · #CB981F
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7
Palette E8505b
#E8505B · #F9D56E · #F3ECC2 · #14B1AB

Similar colors

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

#DD4F62#DF4D5B#DB525A#E24F57#D94B59#E8505B#D9455F#D45060#DB4362#E55658#E05454#E0506C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E5E  ·  #DF4E60 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E5F?

#DF4E5F is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 95). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E5F?

#DF4E5F is RGB 223, 78, 95 — HSL 353°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 57%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E5F?

Its complement is #4EDFCE; analogous partners are #DF4EA7 and #DF864E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E5F for text?

Black text on #DF4E5F has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.89:1.