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#DD686E — Red

#DD686E 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 #DD686E 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.

#DD686E 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 #69DDD7; it also sits naturally between #DD69A9 and #DD9D69. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD686E · RGB 221, 104, 110

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Color values

HEX#DD686E
RGB221, 104, 110
HSL357°, 63%, 64%
HSV357°, 53%, 87%
CMYK0%, 53%, 50%, 13%
XYZ37.58, 26.40, 17.87
Yxy26.40, 0.4592, 0.3225
CIE-Lab58.41, 46.24, 18.81
Hunter Lab51.38, 44.09, 13.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 50% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD686E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD686E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD686E

.text { color: #DD686E; }
.background { background-color: #DD686E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD686E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 104, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 63%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD686E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 104, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD686E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 104, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD686E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD686E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD686E

#D75057#D2373F#BF2B33#A6262C#8D2026#741A1F#5B1518#430F12#2A090B#110404

Tints of #DD686E

#E0767B#E38287#E69397#E99FA3#ECACAF#EFB8BB#F2C5C7#F6D5D7#F8E2E3#FBEEEF

Tones of #DD686E

#D57277#CD7A7E#C48285#BC8A8D#B49394#AB9B9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69DDD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.28:1 AA

Best text color on #DD686E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD686E

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 #DD686E: ·

How #DD686E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AAA96DDeuteranopia · #B1BA6CTritanopia · #D76B6B

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 #DD686E 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
Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537
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#E36A6A#DA606F#E37070#DE7272#DE746D#E17473#E86173#EB666E#D87164#D26B65#D1706A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD686D  ·  #DD686F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD686E?

#DD686E is Red, a red color (RGB 221, 104, 110). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD686E?

#DD686E is RGB 221, 104, 110 — HSL 357°, 63%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 50%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD686E?

Its complement is #69DDD7; analogous partners are #DD69A9 and #DD9D69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD686E for text?

Black text on #DD686E has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.