Palettes / Colors / #DF686F

#DF686F — Red

#DF686F 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 #DF686F 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.

#DF686F 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 #68DFD7; it also sits naturally between #DF68AB and #DF9B68. 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 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 50% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF686F

.text { color: #DF686F; }
.background { background-color: #DF686F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF686F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 104, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF686F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 104, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF686F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 104, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF686F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF686F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF686F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68DFD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF686F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF686F

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 #DF686F 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 #DF686F 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

← #DF686E  ·  #DF6870 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF686F?

#DF686F is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 104, 111). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF686F?

#DF686F is RGB 223, 104, 111 — HSL 356°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 50%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF686F?

Its complement is #68DFD7; analogous partners are #DF68AB and #DF9B68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF686F for text?

Black text on #DF686F has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.31:1.