Palettes / Colors / #DD6762

#DD6762 — Red

#DD6762 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 #DD6762 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.

#DD6762 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 #64D9DD; it also sits naturally between #DD649D and #DDA564. 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 87% · Green 40% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 56% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD6762

.text { color: #DD6762; }
.background { background-color: #DD6762; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD6762; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 103, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 64%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD6762; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 103, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD6762; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 103, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD6762">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD6762">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64D9DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD6762: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD6762

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:

How #DD6762 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD6762 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD6761  ·  #DD6763 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD6762?

#DD6762 is Red, a red color (RGB 221, 103, 98). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD6762?

#DD6762 is RGB 221, 103, 98 — HSL 2°, 64%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 56%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD6762?

Its complement is #64D9DD; analogous partners are #DD649D and #DDA564. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD6762 for text?

Black text on #DD6762 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.