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#DF686A — Red

#DF686A 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 #DF686A 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.

#DF686A 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 #68DFDD; it also sits naturally between #DF68A5 and #DFA168. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF686A · RGB 223, 104, 106

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Color values

HEX#DF686A
RGB223, 104, 106
HSL359°, 65%, 64%
HSV359°, 53%, 87%
CMYK0%, 53%, 52%, 13%
XYZ37.98, 26.63, 16.77
Yxy26.63, 0.4667, 0.3272
CIE-Lab58.63, 46.61, 21.46
Hunter Lab51.60, 44.53, 14.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 41% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 52% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF686A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF686A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF686A

.text { color: #DF686A; }
.background { background-color: #DF686A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF686A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 104, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF686A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 104, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF686A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 104, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF686A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF686A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF686A

#DA4E51#D43538#C2292C#A82426#8F1E20#76191B#5D1415#430E0F#2A0909#110404

Tints of #DF686A

#E27476#E48182#E89293#EA9E9F#EDABAC#F0B7B8#F3C4C5#F6D5D5#F9E2E2#FBEEEE

Tones of #DF686A

#D77072#CD797A#C58182#BD898A#B59292#AB9B9B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68DFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.32:1 AA large only
Against black text6.33:1 AA

Best text color on #DF686A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF686A

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 #DF686A: ·

How #DF686A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABAA6ADeuteranopia · #B2BB69Tritanopia · #D96969

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 #DF686A rather than the exact color:

Palette Fffbf1
#FFFBF1 · #FFF2D0 · #FFB2B2 · #E36A6A
Mellow Ruby
#D96868 · #F2F2F2 · #91AE6E · #689D4B
Palette D96868
#D96868 · #FBF6F6 · #6A7E3F · #4C5C2D
Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C
Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537
Dusty Ruby Terrace
#DE746D · #DFBB68 · #92C32C · #56E14F

Similar colors

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

#E36A6A#D96868#DA606F#E37070#DE746D#EB666E#E96962#DE7272#D87164#E55D64#E76161#ED686A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF6869  ·  #DF686B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF686A?

#DF686A is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 104, 106). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF686A?

#DF686A is RGB 223, 104, 106 — HSL 359°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 52%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF686A?

Its complement is #68DFDD; analogous partners are #DF68A5 and #DFA168. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF686A for text?

Black text on #DF686A has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.