Palettes / Colors / #DA7C8A

#DA7C8A — Light Red

#DA7C8A 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 #DA7C8A 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.

#DA7C8A 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 #7CDACC; it also sits naturally between #DA7CB9 and #DA9D7C. 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 49% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 37% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA7C8A

.text { color: #DA7C8A; }
.background { background-color: #DA7C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA7C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 124, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 56%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA7C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 124, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA7C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 124, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA7C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA7C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CDACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA7C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA7C8A

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 #DA7C8A 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 #DA7C8A 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

← #DA7C89  ·  #DA7C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA7C8A?

#DA7C8A is Light Red, a red color (RGB 218, 124, 138). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA7C8A?

#DA7C8A is RGB 218, 124, 138 — HSL 351°, 56%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 37%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA7C8A?

Its complement is #7CDACC; analogous partners are #DA7CB9 and #DA9D7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA7C8A for text?

Black text on #DA7C8A has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.90:1.