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#DF4E64 — Red

#DF4E64 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 #DF4E64 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.

#DF4E64 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 #4EDFC9; it also sits naturally between #DF4EAC and #DF814E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E64 · RGB 223, 78, 100

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Color values

HEX#DF4E64
RGB223, 78, 100
HSL351°, 69%, 59%
HSV351°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 55%, 13%
XYZ35.46, 22.06, 14.45
Yxy22.06, 0.4927, 0.3065
CIE-Lab54.09, 57.83, 18.84
Hunter Lab46.96, 55.95, 12.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 55% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E64 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E64 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E64

.text { color: #DF4E64; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E64; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E64; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E64; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E64; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E64">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E64">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E64

#DB3951#CF263F#B92239#9F1D31#8A192A#701522#5A111C#410C14#2B080D#110305

Tints of #DF4E64

#E26073#E46C7E#E77E8E#EA8F9D#EEA0AC#F0ADB7#F3BEC6#F6D0D5#F9DDE1#FCEEF0

Tones of #DF4E64

#D4596B#CA6373#BF6E7A#B67780#AB8288#A18C8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.88:1 AA large only
Against black text5.41:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E64: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E64

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 #DF4E64: ·

How #DF4E64 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F5FDeuteranopia · #A9B45DTritanopia · #D85A5A

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 #DF4E64 rather than the exact color:

Burning Cinder
#1E2F9F · #DD4F62 · #3DCB27 · #B5B5E8
Lucky Twilight
#8132B1 · #DC69C3 · #E0506C · #DB9466
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Palette A62671
#A62671 · #DB466B · #F96C48 · #F5D773
Honey Ruby Cascade
#DB525A · #BF8437 · #8DA430 · #38812A
Amber Ruby Garden
#F09EAE · #E74666 · #A31A35 · #3E0914

Similar colors

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

#DD4F62#E0506C#DF4D5B#DB466B#DB525A#E74666#DB4362#D45060#D9455F#D94B59#E8505B#E24F57

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E63  ·  #DF4E65 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E64?

#DF4E64 is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 100). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E64?

#DF4E64 is RGB 223, 78, 100 — HSL 351°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 55%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E64?

Its complement is #4EDFC9; analogous partners are #DF4EAC and #DF814E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E64 for text?

Black text on #DF4E64 has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.