HEX atlas value

#DE4F35

#DE4F35 is a warm red HEX color close to Cinnabar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 79, 53, HSL 9, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.2138, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#DE4F35 Sample readable text

HEX #DE4F35

RGB rgb(222, 79, 53)

HSL hsl(9 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 64, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.2138

Contrast Black 5.28:1White 3.98:1

CSS

--color-de4f35: #DE4F35;
.background-de4f35 { background-color: #DE4F35; }
.text-de4f35 { color: #DE4F35; }

Luminance0.2138

Black text5.28:1AA Pass

White text3.98:1AA Fail

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DE4F35","rgb":[222,79,53],"hsl":[9,72,54],"cmyk":[0,64,76,13],"luminance":0.2138,"contrast":{"black":5.28,"white":3.98}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.98,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#35C5DE","hex":"#35C5DE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.19,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DEA335","hex":"#DEA335","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.4,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EB9484","hex":"#EB9484","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.1,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9E2E1A","hex":"#9E2E1A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.86,"contrastWhite":7.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.02,"contrastWhite":3.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Cinnabar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de4f35.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#35C5DE","analogous":["#DE3570","#DEA335"],"triadic":["#35DE4F","#4F35DE"],"tetradic":["#70DE35","#35C5DE","#A335DE"],"splitComplementary":["#35DEA3","#3570DE"],"monochromatic":["#EB9484","#DE4F35","#9E2E1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EB9484","dark":"#9E2E1A","saturated":"#F83D1B","desaturated":"#C4614F","pastel":"#E8B4AB","neon":"#FF5A3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":27.730849247724095},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":33.34666400106613}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE4F35

#DE4F35 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #DE4F35 is visually closest to Cinnabar, a named red color with HEX #E44D2E.

The RGB channels are 222, 79, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 72% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2138, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.28:1AA Pass

White text3.98:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE4F35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.28:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.98:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#35C5DE#000000 text · best 10.19:1#35C5DE

#DEA335#000000 text · best 9.4:1#DEA335

#EB9484#000000 text · best 9.1:1#EB9484

#9E2E1A#FFFFFF text · best 7.34:1#9E2E1A

Fire Opal#000000 text · best 6.02:1#E95C20

Generated Palette

#DE4F35#DE4F35

#35C5DE#35C5DE

#DE3570#DE3570

#DEA335#DEA335

#EB9484#EB9484

#9E2E1A#9E2E1A

Color Harmonies

#35C5DE#35C5DE

#DE3570#DE3570

#DEA335#DEA335

#35DE4F#35DE4F

#4F35DE#4F35DE

Variants

#EB9484#EB9484

#9E2E1A#9E2E1A

#F83D1B#F83D1B

#C4614F#C4614F

#E8B4AB#E8B4AB

#FF5A3D#FF5A3D

Nearest Named Colors

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Vermilion#E34234

Fire Opal#E95C20

Poppy Red#DC343B

Persian Red#CC3333

#DE4F35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE4F35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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