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#DA554A — Red

#DA554A 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 #DA554A 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.

#DA554A 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 #49CEDA; it also sits naturally between #DA4985 and #DA9D49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA554A · RGB 218, 85, 74

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Color values

HEX#DA554A
RGB218, 85, 74
HSL5°, 66%, 57%
HSV5°, 66%, 85%
CMYK0%, 61%, 66%, 15%
XYZ33.40, 21.90, 8.94
Yxy21.90, 0.5199, 0.3409
CIE-Lab53.92, 51.46, 33.60
Hunter Lab46.79, 48.77, 19.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 33% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 66% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA554A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA554A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA554A

.text { color: #DA554A; }
.background { background-color: #DA554A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA554A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 85, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 66%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA554A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 85, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA554A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 85, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA554A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA554A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA554A

#D54134#C33528#AE2F24#98291F#83241B#6A1D16#551711#3F110D#260A08#110503

Tints of #DA554A

#DD655A#E1756B#E4847C#E8948D#EBA49E#EEB0AA#F1C0BB#F5D0CC#F8DFDD#FCEFEE

Tones of #DA554A

#D05D53#C5665E#BB6F68#B07873#A6807D#9B8987

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49CEDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.90:1 AA large only
Against black text5.38:1 AA

Best text color on #DA554A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA554A

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 #DA554A: ·

How #DA554A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F4DDeuteranopia · #A8B24DTritanopia · #D34F4F

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 #DA554A rather than the exact color:

Palette 4793af
#4793AF · #FFC470 · #DD5746 · #8B322C
Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Honey Bloom
#C2378C · #A83B55 · #D45643 · #D7AB7F
Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A

Similar colors

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

#DD5746#D9534F#D3504A#D2534D#D45643#D34E4E#D74B45#E05454#E25D4E#DA4949#D25353#D75656

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA5549  ·  #DA554B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA554A?

#DA554A is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 85, 74). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA554A?

#DA554A is RGB 218, 85, 74 — HSL 5°, 66%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 66%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA554A?

Its complement is #49CEDA; analogous partners are #DA4985 and #DA9D49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA554A for text?

Black text on #DA554A has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.90:1.