Palettes / Colors / #DA797E

#DA797E — Light Red

#DA797E is a red color we call Light 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 #DA797E 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.

#DA797E 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 #77DAD5; it also sits naturally between #DA77AD and #DAA377. 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 47% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 42% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA797E

.text { color: #DA797E; }
.background { background-color: #DA797E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA797E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 121, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA797E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 121, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA797E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 121, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA797E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA797E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA797E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #77DAD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA797E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA797E

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 #DA797E 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 #DA797E 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

← #DA797D  ·  #DA797F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA797E?

#DA797E is Light Red, a red color (RGB 218, 121, 126). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA797E?

#DA797E is RGB 218, 121, 126 — HSL 357°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 42%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA797E?

Its complement is #77DAD5; analogous partners are #DA77AD and #DAA377. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA797E for text?

Black text on #DA797E has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.99:1.