Palettes / Colors / #DA4E43

#DA4E43 — Red

#DA4E43 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #DA4E43 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.

#DA4E43 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 #44D0DA; it also sits naturally between #DA4485 and #DA9944. 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 31% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 69% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA4E43

.text { color: #DA4E43; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E43; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E43; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 67%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E43; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E43; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E43">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E43">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #44D0DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA4E43: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E43

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 #DA4E43 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 #DA4E43 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E43?

#DA4E43 is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 78, 67). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E43?

#DA4E43 is RGB 218, 78, 67 — HSL 4°, 67%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 69%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E43?

Its complement is #44D0DA; analogous partners are #DA4485 and #DA9944. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E43 for text?

Black text on #DA4E43 has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.08:1.