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#DA4E70 — Red

#DA4E70 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 #DA4E70 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.

#DA4E70 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 #4EDAB7; it also sits naturally between #DA4EB7 and #DA714E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA4E70 · RGB 218, 78, 112

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Color values

HEX#DA4E70
RGB218, 78, 112
HSL345°, 65%, 58%
HSV345°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 64%, 49%, 15%
XYZ34.56, 21.52, 17.66
Yxy21.52, 0.4687, 0.2919
CIE-Lab53.52, 57.23, 10.78
Hunter Lab46.39, 55.13, 7.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 49% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA4E70 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA4E70 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA4E70

.text { color: #DA4E70; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E70">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA4E70

#D53960#C62A51#B12548#97203E#821C35#6D172D#541222#3F0D1A#26080F#110407

Tints of #DA4E70

#DD5F7F#E1708C#E37D96#E78DA4#EA9EB1#EEAFBF#F2C0CC#F4CDD6#F8DDE4#FBEEF1

Tones of #DA4E70

#D05876#C5637B#BC6C80#B27685#A8808A#9E8A8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDAB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.96:1 AA large only
Against black text5.30:1 AA

Best text color on #DA4E70: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E70

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 #DA4E70: ·

How #DA4E70 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C68Deuteranopia · #A6B066Tritanopia · #D36160

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA4E70 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Zephyr
#B533CF · #DB4AB0 · #E04E72 · #E99D89
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Palette Ffaf45
#FFAF45 · #FB6D48 · #D74B76 · #673F69
Lucky Twilight
#8132B1 · #DC69C3 · #E0506C · #DB9466
Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Rustic Meadow
#59121D · #951D2B · #D45470 · #F1E6D2

Similar colors

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

#E04E72#D55272#D74B76#E0506C#D75177#D45470#D14D72#DB466B#D85774#D4436C#DD4F62#DE4F7E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA4E6F  ·  #DA4E71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E70?

#DA4E70 is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 78, 112). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E70?

#DA4E70 is RGB 218, 78, 112 — HSL 345°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 49%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E70?

Its complement is #4EDAB7; analogous partners are #DA4EB7 and #DA714E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E70 for text?

Black text on #DA4E70 has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.