Palettes / Colors / #DA372E
#DA372E — Red
#DA372E 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 #DA372E 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.
#DA372E 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 #2FD2DA; it also sits naturally between #DA2F7C and #DA8D2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DA372E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 55, 46 |
| HSL | 3°, 70%, 52% |
| HSV | 3°, 79%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 75%, 79%, 15% |
| XYZ | 30.77, 17.84, 4.41 |
| Yxy | 17.84, 0.5805, 0.3364 |
| CIE-Lab | 49.30, 61.88, 43.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.23, 59.35, 21.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 22% · Blue 18%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 79% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DA372E
.text { color: #DA372E; }
.background { background-color: #DA372E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA372E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 55, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA372E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 55, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA372E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 55, 46, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DA372E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA372E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2FD2DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.60:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.57:1 AA |
Best text color on #DA372E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA372E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DA372E: ·
How #DA372E 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 #DA372E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DA372E?
#DA372E is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 55, 46). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DA372E?
#DA372E is RGB 218, 55, 46 — HSL 3°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 79%, 15%.
What colors go with #DA372E?
Its complement is #2FD2DA; analogous partners are #DA2F7C and #DA8D2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DA372E for text?
White text on #DA372E has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.