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#DF554E — Red

#DF554E 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 #DF554E 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.

#DF554E 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 #4ED7DF; it also sits naturally between #DF4E8F and #DF9E4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF554E · RGB 223, 85, 78

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Color values

HEX#DF554E
RGB223, 85, 78
HSL3°, 69%, 59%
HSV3°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 62%, 65%, 13%
XYZ35.06, 22.74, 9.75
Yxy22.74, 0.5190, 0.3366
CIE-Lab54.80, 53.40, 32.59
Hunter Lab47.68, 51.14, 19.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 33% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 65% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF554E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF554E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF554E

.text { color: #DF554E; }
.background { background-color: #DF554E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF554E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 85, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF554E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 85, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF554E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 85, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF554E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF554E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF554E

#DB4139#CF2E26#B92A22#9F241D#8A1F19#701915#5A1411#410E0C#2B0A08#110403

Tints of #DF554E

#E26660#E4726C#E7837E#EA948F#EEA4A0#F0B0AD#F3C1BE#F6D2D0#F9DEDD#FCEEEE

Tones of #DF554E

#D45F59#CA6863#BF726E#B67A77#AB8482#A18D8C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ED7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.79:1 AA large only
Against black text5.55:1 AA

Best text color on #DF554E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF554E

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 #DF554E: ·

How #DF554E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A250Deuteranopia · #ABB650Tritanopia · #D85151

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 #DF554E rather than the exact color:

Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454
Palette E05454
#E05454 · #C13383 · #792CA2 · #443199
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette 4793af
#4793AF · #FFC470 · #DD5746 · #8B322C
Palette E25d4e
#E25D4E · #A93545 · #D9528B · #FF92E8
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F

Similar colors

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

#E05454#D9534F#DD5746#E25D4E#E75151#E15D55#E24F57#D75656#E55658#EA5252#DB525A#EA5455

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF554D  ·  #DF554F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF554E?

#DF554E is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 85, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF554E?

#DF554E is RGB 223, 85, 78 — HSL 3°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 65%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF554E?

Its complement is #4ED7DF; analogous partners are #DF4E8F and #DF9E4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF554E for text?

Black text on #DF554E has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.