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#DA4E60 — Red

#DA4E60 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 #DA4E60 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.

#DA4E60 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 #4EDAC7; it also sits naturally between #DA4EA6 and #DA814E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA4E60 · RGB 218, 78, 96

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Color values

HEX#DA4E60
RGB218, 78, 96
HSL352°, 65%, 58%
HSV352°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 64%, 56%, 15%
XYZ33.75, 21.20, 13.38
Yxy21.20, 0.4939, 0.3103
CIE-Lab53.17, 55.93, 19.82
Hunter Lab46.04, 53.57, 12.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 56% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA4E60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA4E60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA4E60

.text { color: #DA4E60; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA4E60

#D5394E#C62A3F#B12538#972030#821C29#6D1723#54121B#3F0D14#26080C#110405

Tints of #DA4E60

#DD5F70#E1707F#E37D8A#E78D99#EA9EA8#EEAFB7#F2C0C7#F4CDD2#F8DDE1#FBEEF0

Tones of #DA4E60

#D05868#C56370#BC6C77#B2767E#A88085#9E8A8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDAC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.01:1 AA large only
Against black text5.24:1 AA

Best text color on #DA4E60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E60

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 #DA4E60: ·

How #DA4E60 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C5CDeuteranopia · #A6B05BTritanopia · #D35857

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA4E60 rather than the exact color:

Burning Cinder
#1E2F9F · #DD4F62 · #3DCB27 · #B5B5E8
Ruby Mosaic
#800020 · #F3E6D5 · #FFF9F2 · #D45060
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Honey Ruby Cascade
#DB525A · #BF8437 · #8DA430 · #38812A
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7
Palette 9a1f40
#9A1F40 · #D9455F · #74D4C0 · #DEF4F0

Similar colors

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

#DD4F62#D45060#DF4D5B#DB525A#D94B59#D9455F#DB4362#E24F57#D75656#E0506C#DB466B#E05454

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA4E5F  ·  #DA4E61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E60?

#DA4E60 is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 78, 96). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E60?

#DA4E60 is RGB 218, 78, 96 — HSL 352°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 56%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E60?

Its complement is #4EDAC7; analogous partners are #DA4EA6 and #DA814E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E60 for text?

Black text on #DA4E60 has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.01:1.