Palettes / Colors / #DF5877

#DF5877 — Red

#DF5877 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 #DF5877 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.

#DF5877 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 #58DFC0; it also sits naturally between #DF58BB and #DF7C58. 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 35% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 47% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF5877

.text { color: #DF5877; }
.background { background-color: #DF5877; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF5877; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 88, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF5877; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 88, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF5877; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 88, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF5877">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF5877">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF5877

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #58DFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF5877: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF5877

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 #DF5877 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 #DF5877 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

← #DF5876  ·  #DF5878 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF5877?

#DF5877 is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 88, 119). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF5877?

#DF5877 is RGB 223, 88, 119 — HSL 346°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 47%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF5877?

Its complement is #58DFC0; analogous partners are #DF58BB and #DF7C58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF5877 for text?

Black text on #DF5877 has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.