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#DA554F — Red

#DA554F 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 #DA554F 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.

#DA554F 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.

#DA554F · RGB 218, 85, 79

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Color values

HEX#DA554F
RGB218, 85, 79
HSL3°, 65%, 58%
HSV3°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 61%, 64%, 15%
XYZ33.57, 21.97, 9.87
Yxy21.97, 0.5133, 0.3358
CIE-Lab53.99, 51.76, 30.84
Hunter Lab46.87, 49.11, 18.46

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 #DA554F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA554F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA554F

.text { color: #DA554F; }
.background { background-color: #DA554F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA554F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 85, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA554F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 85, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA554F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 85, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA554F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA554F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA554F

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

Tints of #DA554F

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

Tones of #DA554F

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ED3DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.89:1 AA large only
Against black text5.39:1 AA

Best text color on #DA554F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA554F

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 #DA554F: ·

How #DA554F 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 · #A8B251Tritanopia · #D35252

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 #DA554F rather than the exact color:

Palette 96ceb4
#96CEB4 · #FFEEAD · #D9534F · #FFAD60
Palette Fae251
#FAE251 · #D75656 · #BD114A · #EEEEEE
Palette 443199
#443199 · #792CA2 · #C13383 · #E05454
Palette E05454
#E05454 · #C13383 · #792CA2 · #443199
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3

Similar colors

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

#D9534F#D75656#E05454#D2534D#D25353#DD5746#D34E4E#D3504A#E25D4E#DB525A#D55E54#E15D55

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA554E  ·  #DA5550 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA554F?

#DA554F is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 85, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA554F?

#DA554F is RGB 218, 85, 79 — HSL 3°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 64%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA554F?

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

Can I use #DA554F for text?

Black text on #DA554F has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.89:1.