Palettes / Colors / #DA322E

#DA322E — Red

#DA322E 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 #DA322E 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.

#DA322E 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 #2FD7DA; it also sits naturally between #DA2F82 and #DA872F. 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 20% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 79% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA322E

.text { color: #DA322E; }
.background { background-color: #DA322E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA322E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 50, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA322E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 50, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA322E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 50, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA322E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA322E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA322E

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Tones of #DA322E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FD7DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA322E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA322E

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 #DA322E 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 #DA322E 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

← #DA322D  ·  #DA322F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA322E?

#DA322E is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 50, 46). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA322E?

#DA322E is RGB 218, 50, 46 — HSL 1°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 79%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA322E?

Its complement is #2FD7DA; analogous partners are #DA2F82 and #DA872F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA322E for text?

White text on #DA322E has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.48:1.