Palettes / Colors / #DA3530

#DA3530 — Red

#DA3530 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 #DA3530 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.

#DA3530 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 #2FD5DA; it also sits naturally between #DA2F7F and #DA8A2F. 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 21% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 78% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA3530

.text { color: #DA3530; }
.background { background-color: #DA3530; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA3530; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 53, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA3530; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 53, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA3530; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 53, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA3530">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA3530">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA3530

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FD5DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA3530: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA3530

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 #DA3530 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 #DA3530 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

← #DA352F  ·  #DA3531 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA3530?

#DA3530 is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 53, 48). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA3530?

#DA3530 is RGB 218, 53, 48 — HSL 2°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 78%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA3530?

Its complement is #2FD5DA; analogous partners are #DA2F7F and #DA8A2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA3530 for text?

White text on #DA3530 has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.