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#DF736F — Red

#DF736F 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 #DF736F 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.

#DF736F 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 #6DDBDF; it also sits naturally between #DF6DA2 and #DFAA6D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF736F · RGB 223, 115, 111

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Color values

HEX#DF736F
RGB223, 115, 111
HSL2°, 64%, 65%
HSV2°, 50%, 87%
CMYK0%, 48%, 50%, 13%
XYZ39.43, 29.10, 18.58
Yxy29.10, 0.4527, 0.3340
CIE-Lab60.87, 41.59, 21.60
Hunter Lab53.94, 39.59, 14.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 45% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 50% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF736F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF736F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF736F

.text { color: #DF736F; }
.background { background-color: #DF736F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF736F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 115, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 64%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF736F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 115, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF736F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 115, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF736F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF736F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF736F

#D95854#D4403A#C5302B#AB2A26#922420#751D1A#5C1714#43100F#2A0A09#110404

Tints of #DF736F

#E27D79#E48986#E79592#EAA19F#EEB2B0#F0BEBC#F3CAC9#F6D6D5#F9E2E2#FBEFEE

Tones of #DF736F

#D77875#CF7F7D#C78785#BE8F8E#B69796#AE9E9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DDBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.08:1 AA large only
Against black text6.82:1 AA

Best text color on #DF736F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF736F

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 #DF736F: ·

How #DF736F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B0AF70Deuteranopia · #B7BF70Tritanopia · #DA7171

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 #DF736F rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Terrace
#DE746D · #DFBB68 · #92C32C · #56E14F
Ruby Orchard
#DE7272 · #FFCA88 · #FFF6A9 · #B4E4D6
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537
Velvet Ruby Cinder
#9B2646 · #E37C6F · #DF9C5B · #B4A42F
Palette Fffbf1
#FFFBF1 · #FFF2D0 · #FFB2B2 · #E36A6A

Similar colors

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

#DE746D#DE7272#E17473#E37070#E37C6F#E36A6A#E17564#DE7563#D3756B#D87164#E97777#E08074

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF736E  ·  #DF7370 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF736F?

#DF736F is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 115, 111). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF736F?

#DF736F is RGB 223, 115, 111 — HSL 2°, 64%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 50%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF736F?

Its complement is #6DDBDF; analogous partners are #DF6DA2 and #DFAA6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF736F for text?

Black text on #DF736F has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.