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#DA4E4B — Red

#DA4E4B 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 #DA4E4B 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.

#DA4E4B 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 #49D7DA; it also sits naturally between #DA498F and #DA9449. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA4E4B · RGB 218, 78, 75

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Color values

HEX#DA4E4B
RGB218, 78, 75
HSL1°, 66%, 57%
HSV1°, 66%, 85%
CMYK0%, 64%, 66%, 15%
XYZ32.91, 20.86, 8.95
Yxy20.86, 0.5247, 0.3326
CIE-Lab52.80, 54.55, 31.66
Hunter Lab45.68, 51.93, 18.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 66% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA4E4B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA4E4B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA4E4B

.text { color: #DA4E4B; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E4B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E4B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 66%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E4B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E4B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E4B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E4B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA4E4B

#D53734#C32A28#AE2624#98211F#831D1B#6A1716#551211#3F0E0D#260808#110403

Tints of #DA4E4B

#DD5C5A#E16D6B#E47E7C#E88E8D#EB9F9E#EEABAA#F1BCBB#F5CDCC#F8DEDD#FCEEEE

Tones of #DA4E4B

#D05553#C5605E#BB6968#B07473#A67D7D#9B8887

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49D7DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.06:1 AA large only
Against black text5.17:1 AA

Best text color on #DA4E4B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E4B

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 #DA4E4B: ·

How #DA4E4B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C4CDeuteranopia · #A6B04CTritanopia · #D34C4C

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA4E4B rather than the exact color:

Palette E6ee75
#E6EE75 · #DA4949 · #4F1C4C · #0D132A
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette F7f6e5
#F7F6E5 · #76D2DB · #DA4848 · #36064D
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A

Similar colors

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

#DA4949#D9534F#DA4848#D74B45#D3504A#D34E4E#D2534D#DD5746#E54A4A#D04848#E05454#D25353

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA4E4A  ·  #DA4E4C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E4B?

#DA4E4B is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 78, 75). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E4B?

#DA4E4B is RGB 218, 78, 75 — HSL 1°, 66%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 66%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E4B?

Its complement is #49D7DA; analogous partners are #DA498F and #DA9449. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E4B for text?

Black text on #DA4E4B has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.