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#DF4E66 — Red

#DF4E66 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 #DF4E66 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.

#DF4E66 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 #4EDFC7; it also sits naturally between #DF4EAE and #DF7E4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E66 · RGB 223, 78, 102

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Color values

HEX#DF4E66
RGB223, 78, 102
HSL350°, 69%, 59%
HSV350°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 54%, 13%
XYZ35.55, 22.10, 14.96
Yxy22.10, 0.4896, 0.3043
CIE-Lab54.13, 57.98, 17.71
Hunter Lab47.01, 56.14, 11.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 54% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E66 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E66 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E66

.text { color: #DF4E66; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E66; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E66; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E66; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E66; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E66">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E66">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E66

#DB3954#CF2642#B9223B#9F1D33#8A192C#701524#5A111D#410C15#2B080E#110306

Tints of #DF4E66

#E26075#E46C80#E77E8F#EA8F9E#EEA0AD#F0ADB8#F3BEC7#F6D0D6#F9DDE1#FCEEF0

Tones of #DF4E66

#D4596D#CA6374#BF6E7B#B67782#AB8289#A18C8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.88:1 AA large only
Against black text5.42:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E66: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E66

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 #DF4E66: ·

How #DF4E66 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F60Deuteranopia · #A9B45FTritanopia · #D85C5B

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 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E66 rather than the exact color:

Burning Cinder
#1E2F9F · #DD4F62 · #3DCB27 · #B5B5E8
Lucky Twilight
#8132B1 · #DC69C3 · #E0506C · #DB9466
Palette A62671
#A62671 · #DB466B · #F96C48 · #F5D773
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Amber Ruby Garden
#F09EAE · #E74666 · #A31A35 · #3E0914
Misty Ruby Zephyr
#B533CF · #DB4AB0 · #E04E72 · #E99D89

Similar colors

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

#DD4F62#E0506C#DB466B#DF4D5B#E74666#E04E72#DB4362#D45060#D9455F#DB525A#E8505B#D94B59

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E65  ·  #DF4E67 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E66?

#DF4E66 is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 102). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E66?

#DF4E66 is RGB 223, 78, 102 — HSL 350°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 54%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E66?

Its complement is #4EDFC7; analogous partners are #DF4EAE and #DF7E4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E66 for text?

Black text on #DF4E66 has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.