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#DF4E6F — Red

#DF4E6F 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 #DF4E6F 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.

#DF4E6F 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 #4EDFBD; it also sits naturally between #DF4EB8 and #DF754E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E6F · RGB 223, 78, 111

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Color values

HEX#DF4E6F
RGB223, 78, 111
HSL346°, 69%, 59%
HSV346°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 50%, 13%
XYZ36.03, 22.28, 17.44
Yxy22.28, 0.4756, 0.2942
CIE-Lab54.33, 58.71, 12.64
Hunter Lab47.21, 57.02, 8.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 50% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E6F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E6F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E6F

.text { color: #DF4E6F; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E6F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E6F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E6F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E6F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E6F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E6F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E6F

#DB395F#CF264D#B92245#9F1D3C#8A1934#70152A#5A1122#410C18#2B0810#110306

Tints of #DF4E6F

#E2607E#E46C88#E77E96#EA8FA4#EEA0B2#F0ADBD#F3BECB#F6D0D9#F9DDE3#FCEEF1

Tones of #DF4E6F

#D45976#CA637B#BF6E81#B67786#AB828B#A18C91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.85:1 AA large only
Against black text5.46:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E6F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E6F

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 #DF4E6F: ·

How #DF4E6F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F67Deuteranopia · #A9B465Tritanopia · #D8615F

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 600 · #DB2777Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E6F rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Zephyr
#B533CF · #DB4AB0 · #E04E72 · #E99D89
Lucky Twilight
#8132B1 · #DC69C3 · #E0506C · #DB9466
Palette A62671
#A62671 · #DB466B · #F96C48 · #F5D773
Palette Ffaf45
#FFAF45 · #FB6D48 · #D74B76 · #673F69
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42

Similar colors

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

#E04E72#E0506C#DB466B#D74B76#D55272#D75177#D85774#D45470#DD4F62#D14D72#E74666#DE4F7E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E6E  ·  #DF4E70 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E6F?

#DF4E6F is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 78, 111). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E6F?

#DF4E6F is RGB 223, 78, 111 — HSL 346°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 50%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E6F?

Its complement is #4EDFBD; analogous partners are #DF4EB8 and #DF754E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E6F for text?

Black text on #DF4E6F has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.