Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #DF656E

#DF656E — Red

#DF656E 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 #DF656E 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.

#DF656E 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 #67E0D8; it also sits naturally between #E067AB and #E09B67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF656E · RGB 223, 101, 110

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#DF656E
RGB223, 101, 110
HSL356°, 66%, 64%
HSV356°, 55%, 87%
CMYK0%, 55%, 51%, 13%
XYZ37.90, 26.12, 17.80
Yxy26.12, 0.4632, 0.3193
CIE-Lab58.15, 48.40, 18.50
Hunter Lab51.11, 46.38, 12.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 51% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF656E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF656E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF656E

.text { color: #DF656E; }
.background { background-color: #DF656E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF656E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 101, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 66%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF656E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 101, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF656E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 101, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF656E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF656E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF656E

#DB4D57#D5343F#C32832#A9232C#901D25#77181F#5D1318#440E11#2A090B#110304

Tints of #DF656E

#E2737B#E58087#E89197#EB9EA3#EEAAAF#F0B7BB#F3C4C7#F6D5D7#F9E1E3#FCEEEF

Tones of #DF656E

#D86F76#CE787E#C68085#BD898D#B59294#AB9B9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67E0D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.37:1 AA large only
Against black text6.22:1 AA

Best text color on #DF656E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF656E

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 #DF656E: ·

How #DF656E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AAA96CDeuteranopia · #B1BA6BTritanopia · #D96A6A

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 500 · #EC4899Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF656E rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C
Palette Fffbf1
#FFFBF1 · #FFF2D0 · #FFB2B2 · #E36A6A
Mellow Ruby
#D96868 · #F2F2F2 · #91AE6E · #689D4B
Palette D96868
#D96868 · #FBF6F6 · #6A7E3F · #4C5C2D
Frozen Ruby Terrace
#C11D53 · #E86173 · #5BE7B8 · #A6EBD4
Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537

Similar colors

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

#DA606F#E36A6A#D96868#E86173#E37070#EB666E#DE7272#E55D64#ED686A#EA5B6F#DE746D#D55C66

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF656D  ·  #DF656F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF656E?

#DF656E is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 101, 110). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF656E?

#DF656E is RGB 223, 101, 110 — HSL 356°, 66%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 51%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF656E?

Its complement is #67E0D8; analogous partners are #E067AB and #E09B67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF656E for text?

Black text on #DF656E has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.