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#DF615B — Red

#DF615B 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 #DF615B 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.

#DF615B 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 #5DD9DF; it also sits naturally between #DF5D98 and #DFA55D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF615B · RGB 223, 97, 91

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Color values

HEX#DF615B
RGB223, 97, 91
HSL3°, 67%, 62%
HSV3°, 59%, 87%
CMYK0%, 57%, 59%, 13%
XYZ36.59, 24.99, 12.79
Yxy24.99, 0.4920, 0.3360
CIE-Lab57.07, 48.79, 28.02
Hunter Lab49.99, 46.57, 17.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 38% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 59% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF615B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF615B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF615B

.text { color: #DF615B; }
.background { background-color: #DF615B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF615B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 97, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 67%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF615B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 97, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF615B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 97, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF615B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF615B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF615B

#DA4B44#D5332A#C02E26#A62721#8D211C#731B17#591512#44100D#2B0A08#110403

Tints of #DF615B

#E2706A#E5807B#E78D88#EB9D99#EDA9A6#F0B5B2#F3C6C3#F6D2D0#F9E2E1#FCEFEE

Tones of #DF615B

#D56C67#CD7470#C37D79#BA8582#B18E8C#A89594

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DD9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.50:1 AA large only
Against black text6.00:1 AA

Best text color on #DF615B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF615B

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 #DF615B: ·

How #DF615B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A75CDeuteranopia · #B0B95DTritanopia · #D95E5E

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 #DF615B rather than the exact color:

Palette 522258
#522258 · #8C3061 · #C63C51 · #D95F59
Scarlet Ruby Orchard
#C225BE · #B42466 · #E15D55 · #CA9144
Ruby Cinder
#A14646 · #DA6556 · #EB895B · #FDB773
Amber Ruby Monsoon
#E63692 · #E65F57 · #DC9519 · #D3F067
Palette F99b7d
#F99B7D · #E76161 · #B04759 · #8BACAA
Serene Petal
#B7241D · #E55D64 · #20C3CA · #A1D8E9

Similar colors

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

#D95F59#E15D55#DA6556#E65F57#E76161#E55D64#E16A54#E56A56#D55E54#E55658#D76451#D25F59

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF615A  ·  #DF615C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF615B?

#DF615B is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 97, 91). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF615B?

#DF615B is RGB 223, 97, 91 — HSL 3°, 67%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 59%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF615B?

Its complement is #5DD9DF; analogous partners are #DF5D98 and #DFA55D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF615B for text?

Black text on #DF615B has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.50:1.