Palettes / Colors / #D86969

#D86969 — Red

#D86969 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#D86969 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #69D8D8; it also sits naturally between #D869A1 and #D8A169. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 41% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 51% · Key 15%

Previews

CSS code for #D86969

.text { color: #D86969; }
.background { background-color: #D86969; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D86969; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 105, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D86969; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 105, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D86969; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 105, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D86969">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D86969">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D86969

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69D8D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D86969: #000000.

How #D86969 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #D86969 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D86968  ·  #D8696A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D86969?

#D86969 is Red, a red color (RGB 216, 105, 105). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D86969?

#D86969 is RGB 216, 105, 105 — HSL 0°, 59%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 51%, 15%.

What colors go with #D86969?

Its complement is #69D8D8; analogous partners are #D869A1 and #D8A169. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D86969 for text?

Black text on #D86969 has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.