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#DA686E — Red

#DA686E 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 #DA686E 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.

#DA686E 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.

#DA686E · RGB 218, 104, 110

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Color values

HEX#DA686E
RGB218, 104, 110
HSL357°, 61%, 63%
HSV357°, 52%, 85%
CMYK0%, 52%, 50%, 15%
XYZ36.68, 25.93, 17.82
Yxy25.93, 0.4560, 0.3224
CIE-Lab57.97, 45.18, 18.13
Hunter Lab50.92, 42.84, 12.59

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 #DA686E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA686E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA686E

.text { color: #DA686E; }
.background { background-color: #DA686E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA686E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 104, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 61%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA686E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 104, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA686E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 104, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA686E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA686E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA686E

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

Tints of #DA686E

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

Tones of #DA686E

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67DAD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.39:1 AA large only
Against black text6.19:1 AA

Best text color on #DA686E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA686E

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 #DA686E: ·

How #DA686E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A86DDeuteranopia · #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 #DA686E 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
Ruby Orchard
#DE7272 · #FFCA88 · #FFF6A9 · #B4E4D6
Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537

Similar colors

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

#D96868#DA606F#E36A6A#DE7272#E37070#D26B65#DE746D#D1706A#D87164#E17473#D3756B#D55C66

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA686D  ·  #DA686F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA686E?

#DA686E is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 104, 110). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA686E?

#DA686E is RGB 218, 104, 110 — HSL 357°, 61%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 50%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA686E?

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

Can I use #DA686E for text?

Black text on #DA686E has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.