Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #DA686D

#DA686D — Red

#DA686D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #DA686D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DA686D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #67DAD4; it also sits naturally between #DA67A6 and #DA9B67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA686D · RGB 218, 104, 109

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#DA686D
RGB218, 104, 109
HSL357°, 61%, 63%
HSV357°, 52%, 85%
CMYK0%, 52%, 50%, 15%
XYZ36.62, 25.91, 17.54
Yxy25.91, 0.4574, 0.3236
CIE-Lab57.95, 45.08, 18.68
Hunter Lab50.90, 42.74, 12.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 50% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DA686D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA686D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA686D

.text { color: #DA686D; }
.background { background-color: #DA686D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA686D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 104, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 61%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA686D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 104, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA686D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 104, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA686D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA686D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA686D

#D44E55#CE363D#B92D34#A0272D#8C2227#731C20#5A1619#421012#290A0C#100405

Tints of #DA686D

#DD7379#E18489#E49094#E79CA0#EBADB0#EEB9BC#F1C6C8#F4D2D4#F8E2E3#FBEFEF

Tones of #DA686D

#D27074#CA777B#C28083#B9888B#B19192#A99899

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67DAD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.18:1 AA

Best text color on #DA686D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA686D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DA686D: ·

How #DA686D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A86CDeuteranopia · #AFB86CTritanopia · #D46B6B

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA686D rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby
#D96868 · #F2F2F2 · #91AE6E · #689D4B
Palette D96868
#D96868 · #FBF6F6 · #6A7E3F · #4C5C2D
Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C
Palette Fffbf1
#FFFBF1 · #FFF2D0 · #FFB2B2 · #E36A6A
Honey Canyon
#33B039 · #3A34B3 · #D26B65 · #B1DDB6
Ruby Orchard
#DE7272 · #FFCA88 · #FFF6A9 · #B4E4D6

Similar colors

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

#D96868#DA606F#E36A6A#D26B65#DE7272#D1706A#E37070#DE746D#D87164#D06463#D55C66#D3756B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA686C  ·  #DA686E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA686D?

#DA686D is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 104, 109). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA686D?

#DA686D is RGB 218, 104, 109 — HSL 357°, 61%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 50%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA686D?

Its complement is #67DAD4; analogous partners are #DA67A6 and #DA9B67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA686D for text?

Black text on #DA686D has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.