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#DF616B — Red

#DF616B 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 #DF616B 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.

#DF616B 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 #62DFD5; it also sits naturally between #DF62AB and #DF9662. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF616B · RGB 223, 97, 107

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Color values

HEX#DF616B
RGB223, 97, 107
HSL355°, 66%, 63%
HSV355°, 57%, 87%
CMYK0%, 57%, 52%, 13%
XYZ37.36, 25.30, 16.82
Yxy25.30, 0.4700, 0.3183
CIE-Lab57.37, 50.03, 19.17
Hunter Lab50.30, 48.00, 13.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 38% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 52% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF616B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF616B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF616B

.text { color: #DF616B; }
.background { background-color: #DF616B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF616B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 97, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF616B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 97, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF616B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 97, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF616B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF616B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF616B

#DA4955#D5303D#BE2734#A5222D#901D27#771820#5D1319#440E12#2A090B#110305

Tints of #DF616B

#E26F79#E58088#E88D94#EA99A0#EEAAB0#F0B7BC#F3C4C8#F5D0D4#F9E1E3#FCEEEF

Tones of #DF616B

#D66B74#CD747C#C57D83#BB868B#B38F92#A9989A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #62DFD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.06:1 AA

Best text color on #DF616B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF616B

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 #DF616B: ·

How #DF616B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A769Deuteranopia · #B0B968Tritanopia · #D96766

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 · #EF4444Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF616B rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C
Mellow Ruby
#D96868 · #F2F2F2 · #91AE6E · #689D4B
Palette D96868
#D96868 · #FBF6F6 · #6A7E3F · #4C5C2D
Palette Fffbf1
#FFFBF1 · #FFF2D0 · #FFB2B2 · #E36A6A
Serene Petal
#B7241D · #E55D64 · #20C3CA · #A1D8E9
Frozen Ruby Terrace
#C11D53 · #E86173 · #5BE7B8 · #A6EBD4

Similar colors

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

#DA606F#D96868#E36A6A#E55D64#E86173#D55C66#E76161#EA5B6F#EB666E#EA5A68#D85774#EB586F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF616A  ·  #DF616C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF616B?

#DF616B is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 97, 107). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF616B?

#DF616B is RGB 223, 97, 107 — HSL 355°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 52%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF616B?

Its complement is #62DFD5; analogous partners are #DF62AB and #DF9662. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF616B for text?

Black text on #DF616B has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.