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#DF776E — Red

#DF776E 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 #DF776E 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.

#DF776E 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 #6DD5DF; it also sits naturally between #DF6D9C and #DFAF6D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF776E · RGB 223, 119, 110

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Color values

HEX#DF776E
RGB223, 119, 110
HSL5°, 64%, 65%
HSV5°, 51%, 87%
CMYK0%, 47%, 51%, 13%
XYZ39.84, 30.01, 18.44
Yxy30.01, 0.4513, 0.3399
CIE-Lab61.66, 39.46, 23.24
Hunter Lab54.78, 37.48, 15.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 47% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 51% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF776E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF776E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF776E

.text { color: #DF776E; }
.background { background-color: #DF776E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF776E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 119, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 64%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF776E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 119, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF776E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 119, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF776E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF776E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF776E

#D95F54#D4473A#C5382B#AB3126#922A20#75211A#5C1A14#43130F#2A0C09#110504

Tints of #DF776E

#E28279#E48E86#E79992#EAA59F#EEB5B0#F0C0BC#F3CCC9#F6D8D5#F9E4E2#FBEFEE

Tones of #DF776E

#D77D75#CF847D#C78A85#BE928E#B69896#AE9F9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DD5DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.00:1 Fails
Against black text7.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF776E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF776E

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 #DF776E: ·

How #DF776E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B170Deuteranopia · #B8C071Tritanopia · #DA7272

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 #DF776E rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Terrace
#DE746D · #DFBB68 · #92C32C · #56E14F
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Velvet Ruby Cinder
#9B2646 · #E37C6F · #DF9C5B · #B4A42F
Ruby Orchard
#DE7272 · #FFCA88 · #FFF6A9 · #B4E4D6
Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537
Palette 09122c
#09122C · #872341 · #BE3144 · #E17564

Similar colors

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

#DE746D#E17473#E37C6F#DE7272#E37070#E17564#E08074#DF826C#DE7563#DA8067#D3756B#EB7B70

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF776D  ·  #DF776F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF776E?

#DF776E is Red, a red color (RGB 223, 119, 110). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF776E?

#DF776E is RGB 223, 119, 110 — HSL 5°, 64%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 51%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF776E?

Its complement is #6DD5DF; analogous partners are #DF6D9C and #DFAF6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF776E for text?

Black text on #DF776E has a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.00:1.