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#DA554E — Red

#DA554E 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 #DA554E 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.

#DA554E 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 #4ED3DA; it also sits naturally between #DA4E8D and #DA9B4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA554E · RGB 218, 85, 78

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Color values

HEX#DA554E
RGB218, 85, 78
HSL3°, 65%, 58%
HSV3°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 61%, 64%, 15%
XYZ33.54, 21.95, 9.68
Yxy21.95, 0.5146, 0.3369
CIE-Lab53.98, 51.69, 31.39
Hunter Lab46.85, 49.04, 18.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 33% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 64% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA554E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA554E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA554E

.text { color: #DA554E; }
.background { background-color: #DA554E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA554E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 85, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA554E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 85, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA554E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 85, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA554E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA554E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA554E

#D54139#C6322A#B12C25#972620#82211C#6D1C17#541512#3F100D#260A08#110404

Tints of #DA554E

#DD655F#E17670#E3827D#E7928D#EAA29E#EEB2AF#F2C2C0#F4CECD#F8DFDD#FBEFEE

Tones of #DA554E

#D05E58#C56863#BC706C#B27976#A88280#9E8B8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ED3DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.90:1 AA large only
Against black text5.39:1 AA

Best text color on #DA554E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA554E

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 #DA554E: ·

How #DA554E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F50Deuteranopia · #A8B250Tritanopia · #D35151

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 · #DC3545Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA554E rather than the exact color:

Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454
Palette E05454
#E05454 · #C13383 · #792CA2 · #443199
Palette Fae251
#FAE251 · #D75656 · #BD114A · #EEEEEE
Palette 4793af
#4793AF · #FFC470 · #DD5746 · #8B322C

Similar colors

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

#D9534F#D2534D#E05454#D75656#DD5746#D3504A#D25353#D34E4E#E25D4E#D55E54#DB525A#D45643

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA554D  ·  #DA554F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA554E?

#DA554E is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 85, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA554E?

#DA554E is RGB 218, 85, 78 — HSL 3°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 64%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA554E?

Its complement is #4ED3DA; analogous partners are #DA4E8D and #DA9B4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA554E for text?

Black text on #DA554E has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.90:1.