Palettes / Colors / #DF8079

#DF8079 — Light Red

#DF8079 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #DF8079 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.

#DF8079 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 #78D7DE; it also sits naturally between #DE78A4 and #DEB278. 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 50% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 46% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF8079

.text { color: #DF8079; }
.background { background-color: #DF8079; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF8079; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 128, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 61%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF8079; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 128, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF8079; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 128, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF8079">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF8079">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78D7DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF8079: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF8079

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 #DF8079 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 #DF8079 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF8079?

#DF8079 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 223, 128, 121). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF8079?

#DF8079 is RGB 223, 128, 121 — HSL 4°, 61%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 46%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF8079?

Its complement is #78D7DE; analogous partners are #DE78A4 and #DEB278. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF8079 for text?

Black text on #DF8079 has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.