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#DF3620 Color

#DF3620 is rgb(223, 54, 32) in RGB, hsl(7, 75%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 86%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF3620
HEX#DF3620
RGBrgb(223, 54, 32)
HSLhsl(7, 75%, 50%)
HSVhsv(7, 86%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 86%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.208 31)
LABlab(50.86% 64.36 53.63)
LCHlch(50.86% 83.77 39.80)

What #DF3620 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DF3620, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DF3620 Channel Values

How #DF3620 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 54 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 75% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 86% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 86% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF3620 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DF3620 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DF3620

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF3620; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DF3620

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DF3620.

How #DF3620 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DF3620
Protanopia#6E6E1B
Protanomaly#A85D1D
Deuteranopia#8E8E00
Deuteranomaly#B47409
Tritanopia#DF3434
Tritanomaly#DF352D
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF3620 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-df3620: #DF3620;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF3620;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df3620': '#DF3620' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.212, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_df3620">#DF3620</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF3620"

More Red Colors

#DF3620 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DF3620 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF3620?

#DF3620 is a mid-tone red — rgb(223, 54, 32) in RGB and hsl(7, 75%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.66.

What is the RGB value of #DF3620?

#DF3620 is rgb(223, 54, 32) — red 223, green 54, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF3620?

#DF3620 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 86%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF3620 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF3620 scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF3620 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF3620 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 14.32, which is visibly different.

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