Palettes / Colors / #DA2F4E

#DA2F4E — Red

#DA2F4E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #DA2F4E 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.

#DA2F4E 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 #2FDABB; it also sits naturally between #DA2FA4 and #DA652F. 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 18% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 64% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA2F4E

.text { color: #DA2F4E; }
.background { background-color: #DA2F4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA2F4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 47, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA2F4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 47, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA2F4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 47, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA2F4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA2F4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FDABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA2F4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA2F4E

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 #DA2F4E 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 #DA2F4E 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

← #DA2F4D  ·  #DA2F4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA2F4E?

#DA2F4E is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 47, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA2F4E?

#DA2F4E is RGB 218, 47, 78 — HSL 349°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 64%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA2F4E?

Its complement is #2FDABB; analogous partners are #DA2FA4 and #DA652F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA2F4E for text?

White text on #DA2F4E has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.50:1.