Information about #DF1C2B color

#DF1C2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DF1C2B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 28, 43) — 87.5% red, 11% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 87 / 81 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DF1C2B is a strongly colored warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Red-Orange (#E32224). Slightly further away sit Phillies Red (#E81828) and Geranium Lake (#E31230).

The recipe behind #DF1C2B is rgb(223, 28, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #DF1C2B: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DF1C2B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DF1C2B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DF1C2B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Amaranth Red color link
Amaranth Red

#D3212D

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Brown Madder color link
Brown Madder

#DB2929

Husker Red color link
Husker Red

#E41C38

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DF1C2B
  • RGB223, 28, 43
  • CMYK0, 87, 81, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 28, 43)
  • HSL355°, 78%, 49%
  • HSL Precise355.385°, 77.689%, 49.216%
  • HSV355°, 87%, 87%
  • HSB355°, 87%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.110, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.110, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.110, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDF1C2B
  • DECIMAL ID14621739
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01