Palettes / Colors / #DF736C

#DF736C — Red

#DF736C is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #DF736C 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.

#DF736C 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 #6DD7DF; it also sits naturally between #DF6D9E and #DFAD6D. 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 45% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 52% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF736C

.text { color: #DF736C; }
.background { background-color: #DF736C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF736C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 115, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 64%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF736C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 115, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF736C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 115, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF736C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF736C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DD7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF736C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF736C

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 #DF736C 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 #DF736C 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

← #DF736B  ·  #DF736D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF736C?

#DF736C is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 115, 108). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF736C?

#DF736C is RGB 223, 115, 108 — HSL 4°, 64%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 52%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF736C?

Its complement is #6DD7DF; analogous partners are #DF6D9E and #DFAD6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF736C for text?

Black text on #DF736C has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.