Close to Chili
#DE280F
#DE280F is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Chili. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 15.7% green, and 5.9% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 87% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DE280F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.42:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DE280F as they’d see it.
#DE280F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DE280F
What color is #DE280F?
#DE280F is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Chili. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 15.7% green, and 5.9% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 87% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #DE280F in RGB?
#DE280F is rgb(222, 40, 15): 222 red, 40 green, and 15 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DE280F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 82, 93, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DE280F?
PANTONE 485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DE280F?
Its complement #177E8E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.