Palettes / Colors / #DA718B

#DA718B — Red

#DA718B is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DA718B 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.

#DA718B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #71DAC0; it also sits naturally between #DA71C0 and #DA8B71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 44% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 36% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA718B

.text { color: #DA718B; }
.background { background-color: #DA718B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA718B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 113, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 59%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA718B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 113, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA718B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 113, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA718B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA718B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71DAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA718B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA718B

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:

How #DA718B looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA718B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA718A  ·  #DA718C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA718B?

#DA718B is Red, a red color (RGB 218, 113, 139). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA718B?

#DA718B is RGB 218, 113, 139 — HSL 345°, 59%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 36%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA718B?

Its complement is #71DAC0; analogous partners are #DA71C0 and #DA8B71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA718B for text?

Black text on #DA718B has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.13:1.