Palettes / Colors / #DF685D

#DF685D — Red

#DF685D 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 #DF685D 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.

#DF685D 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 #5DD4DF; it also sits naturally between #DF5D93 and #DFA95D. 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 41% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 58% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF685D

.text { color: #DF685D; }
.background { background-color: #DF685D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF685D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 104, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 67%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF685D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 104, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF685D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 104, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF685D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF685D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF685D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DD4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF685D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF685D

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 #DF685D 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 #DF685D 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

← #DF685C  ·  #DF685E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF685D?

#DF685D is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 104, 93). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF685D?

#DF685D is RGB 223, 104, 93 — HSL 5°, 67%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 58%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF685D?

Its complement is #5DD4DF; analogous partners are #DF5D93 and #DFA95D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF685D for text?

Black text on #DF685D has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.