Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Poppy Red

Poppy Red is a balanced red color with HEX #DC343B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 220, 52, 59, HSL 358, 71%, 53%, warm temperature, and is useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes.

#DC343B red warm balanced
HEX #DC343B
RGB rgb(220, 52, 59)
HSL hsl(358 71% 53%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 76, 73, 14)
Luminance 0.1799
Contrast Black 4.6:1White 4.57:1

CSS Utilities

--color-poppy-red: #DC343B;
.bg-poppy-red { background-color: #DC343B; }
.text-poppy-red { color: #DC343B; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1799
Black text4.6:1AA Pass
White text4.57:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#DC343B",
  "rgb": [
    220,
    52,
    59
  ],
  "hsl": [
    358,
    71,
    53
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    76,
    73,
    14
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1799,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 4.57
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#32DCD7",
  "analogous": [
    "#DC328D",
    "#DC8132"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#38DC32",
    "#3238DC"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#8DDC32",
    "#32DCD7",
    "#8132DC"
  ],
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    "#32DC81",
    "#328DDC"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#EA8184",
    "#DC343B",
    "#991A1E"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#EA8184",
  "dark": "#991A1E",
  "saturated": "#F7181F",
  "desaturated": "#C24C50",
  "pastel": "#E6A7AA",
  "neon": "#FF383F"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#32DCD7",
    "#DC328D",
    "#DC8132"
  ],
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    "#EA8184"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#EA8184",
    "#C24C50"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "spinel",
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/wcag/poppy-red",
      "/css/colors/poppy-red",
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  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "poppy-red",
  "name": "Poppy Red",
  "hex": "#DC343B",
  "uses": [
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    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
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      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict grayscale systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "balanced",
    "botanical-palettes",
    "natural-product-design",
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    "life",
    "seasonality",
    "organic-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
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    52,
    59
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    71,
    53
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  },
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      "#8132DC"
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      "#32DCD7",
      "#DC328D",
      "#DC8132"
    ],
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      "#C24C50",
      "#EA8184"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#EA8184",
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Poppy Red Color

Poppy Red sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Poppy Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include life, seasonality, and organic texture, which makes it relevant for floral design and garden brands. In design work, Poppy Red is most useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Poppy Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #DC343B.Poppy Red CSS utilitiesUse Poppy Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#DC343B HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Poppy Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Poppy Red.Poppy Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Poppy Red against black and white text.

Black text4.6:1AA Pass
White text4.57:1AA Pass
AA text options#000000, #FFFFFF
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Vermilion#E34234
Persian Red#CC3333
Spinel#D83A56
Cinnabar#E44D2E
Crimson#DC143C

Color Harmonies

#32DCD7#32DCD7
#DC328D#DC328D
#DC8132#DC8132
#38DC32#38DC32
#3238DC#3238DC
Open full Poppy Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#EA8184#EA8184
#991A1E#991A1E
#F7181F#F7181F
#C24C50#C24C50
#E6A7AA#E6A7AA
#FF383F#FF383F

Pairings

Black#000000
#32DCD7#32DCD7
#DC328D#DC328D
#DC8132#DC8132
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5