Palettes / Colors / #DA253D

#DA253D — Red

#DA253D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#DA253D 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 #25DAC2; it also sits naturally between #DA2598 and #DA6725. 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 85% · Green 15% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 72% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA253D

.text { color: #DA253D; }
.background { background-color: #DA253D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA253D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 37, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 71%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA253D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 37, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA253D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 37, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA253D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA253D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA253D

Tints of #DA253D

Tones of #DA253D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #25DAC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA253D: #FFFFFF.

How #DA253D 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 #DA253D 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

← #DA253C  ·  #DA253E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA253D?

#DA253D is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 37, 61). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA253D?

#DA253D is RGB 218, 37, 61 — HSL 352°, 71%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 72%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA253D?

Its complement is #25DAC2; analogous partners are #DA2598 and #DA6725. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA253D for text?

White text on #DA253D has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.