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#DB686C — Red

#DB686C 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 #DB686C 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.

#DB686C 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 #67DAD6; it also sits naturally between #DA67A4 and #DA9D67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB686C · RGB 219, 104, 108

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Color values

HEX#DB686C
RGB219, 104, 108
HSL358°, 61%, 63%
HSV358°, 53%, 86%
CMYK0%, 53%, 51%, 14%
XYZ36.87, 26.04, 17.27
Yxy26.04, 0.4598, 0.3248
CIE-Lab58.08, 45.35, 19.46
Hunter Lab51.03, 43.06, 13.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 41% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 51% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB686C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB686C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB686C

.text { color: #DB686C; }
.background { background-color: #DB686C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB686C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 104, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 61%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB686C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 104, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB686C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 104, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB686C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB686C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB686C

#D44E53#CE363B#B92D31#A0272B#8C2225#731C1F#5A1618#421012#290A0B#100404

Tints of #DB686C

#DD7377#E18487#E49093#E79C9F#EBADAF#EEB9BB#F1C6C7#F4D2D3#F8E2E3#FBEFEF

Tones of #DB686C

#D27073#CA777A#C28082#B9888A#B19192#A99899

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67DAD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.38:1 AA large only
Against black text6.21:1 AA

Best text color on #DB686C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB686C

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 #DB686C: ·

How #DB686C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A86BDeuteranopia · #B0B86BTritanopia · #D56A6A

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 red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB686C rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby
#D96868 · #F2F2F2 · #91AE6E · #689D4B
Palette D96868
#D96868 · #FBF6F6 · #6A7E3F · #4C5C2D
Palette Fffbf1
#FFFBF1 · #FFF2D0 · #FFB2B2 · #E36A6A
Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C
Honey Canyon
#33B039 · #3A34B3 · #D26B65 · #B1DDB6
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#E36A6A#DA606F#D26B65#E37070#DE7272#DE746D#D87164#D1706A#D55C66#D06463#CF6663

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB686B  ·  #DB686D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB686C?

#DB686C is Red, a red color (RGB 219, 104, 108). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB686C?

#DB686C is RGB 219, 104, 108 — HSL 358°, 61%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 51%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB686C?

Its complement is #67DAD6; analogous partners are #DA67A4 and #DA9D67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB686C for text?

Black text on #DB686C has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.