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#DA4E31 — Red

#DA4E31 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #DA4E31 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.

#DA4E31 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 #2FBEDA; it also sits naturally between #DA2F68 and #DAA12F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA4E31 · RGB 218, 78, 49

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Color values

HEX#DA4E31
RGB218, 78, 49
HSL10°, 70%, 52%
HSV10°, 78%, 85%
CMYK0%, 64%, 78%, 15%
XYZ32.19, 20.58, 5.18
Yxy20.58, 0.5555, 0.3551
CIE-Lab52.48, 53.35, 45.60
Hunter Lab45.36, 50.51, 23.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 19%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA4E31 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA4E31 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA4E31

.text { color: #DA4E31; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E31; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E31; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E31; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E31; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E31">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E31">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA4E31

#CC4024#B63920#A5341D#8F2D19#792615#641F12#4E180E#3D130B#270C07#110503

Tints of #DA4E31

#DD5A40#E16D56#E47C67#E88F7D#EB9E8E#EEADA0#F2BFB5#F5CEC7#F9E1DC#FCF0EE

Tones of #DA4E31

#CE543B#C25C47#B66454#A96C60#9D746C#917C78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FBEDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.11:1 AA large only
Against black text5.12:1 AA

Best text color on #DA4E31: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E31

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DA4E31: ·

How #DA4E31 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9D9C38Deuteranopia · #A6B03ATritanopia · #D33E3F

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA4E31 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Harbor
#AD150F · #D65139 · #DF845C · #E7B18A
Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Burning Solace
#3B0F88 · #A10FA3 · #8A1544 · #D94D26
Lucky Ruby Harbor
#20C549 · #421DB2 · #DC5528 · #ADE8B2
Wild Mosaic
#2E19A9 · #E0462B · #1ECD38 · #D9D3F4
Tender Orchard
#A81D4A · #DF462A · #C78311 · #B7CA1A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D65139#DD4530#D94D26#DC5528#E0462B#DF462A#E14434#D04E29#D34C26#CD4E38#D83F31#D93F35

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA4E30  ·  #DA4E32 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E31?

#DA4E31 is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 78, 49). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E31?

#DA4E31 is RGB 218, 78, 49 — HSL 10°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 78%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E31?

Its complement is #2FBEDA; analogous partners are #DA2F68 and #DAA12F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E31 for text?

Black text on #DA4E31 has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.11:1.