Palettes / Colors / #DD6774

#DD6774 — Red

#DD6774 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 #DD6774 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.

#DD6774 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 #69DDD0; it also sits naturally between #DD69B1 and #DD9669. 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 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 48% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD6774

.text { color: #DD6774; }
.background { background-color: #DD6774; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD6774; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 103, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 63%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD6774; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 103, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD6774; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 103, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD6774">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD6774">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69DDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD6774: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD6774

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 #DD6774 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 #DD6774 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD6774?

#DD6774 is Red, a red color (RGB 221, 103, 116). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD6774?

#DD6774 is RGB 221, 103, 116 — HSL 353°, 63%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 48%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD6774?

Its complement is #69DDD0; analogous partners are #DD69B1 and #DD9669. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD6774 for text?

Black text on #DD6774 has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.