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#DA998F — Light Muted Red

#DA998F is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #DA998F 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.

#DA998F 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 #90D0DA; it also sits naturally between #DA90AB and #DABF90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA998F · RGB 218, 153, 143

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Color values

HEX#DA998F
RGB218, 153, 143
HSL8°, 50%, 71%
HSV8°, 34%, 85%
CMYK0%, 30%, 34%, 15%
XYZ45.26, 39.67, 31.26
Yxy39.67, 0.3896, 0.3414
CIE-Lab69.23, 23.06, 15.02
Hunter Lab62.98, 21.76, 11.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 60% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 34% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA998F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA998F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA998F

.text { color: #DA998F; }
.background { background-color: #DA998F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA998F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 153, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 50%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA998F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 153, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA998F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 153, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA998F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA998F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA998F

#D18275#C96D5E#C15444#A84738#913D30#773228#5C271F#411B16#2A120E#0F0605

Tints of #DA998F

#DEA49C#E0ABA3#E4B6AF#E7BDB6#EBC7C2#EDCEC9#F1D9D5#F4E0DD#F7EAE8#FAF1F0

Tones of #DA998F

#D59E95#D0A29A#CAA5A0#C5AAA6#BFADAB#BAB1B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90D0DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #DA998F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA998F

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 #DA998F: ·

How #DA998F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBD91Deuteranopia · #C2C792Tritanopia · #D79394

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA998F rather than the exact color:

Palette 557571
#557571 · #D49A89 · #F7D1BA · #F4F4F4
Crimson Ruby Tempest
#A54C34 · #D9A288 · #6ABACF · #B3D9E0
Vivid Dusk
#DE8E8C · #CF6663 · #B7322F · #371211
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999
Palette C0e1d2
#C0E1D2 · #E5EEE4 · #F6F4E8 · #DC9B9B
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE

Similar colors

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

#D49A89#D9A288#DE8E8C#E19999#DC9B9B#D49A9A#D9A299#CE9293#D99D81#DBA39A#E8988A#CE8F93

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA998E  ·  #DA9990 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA998F?

#DA998F is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 218, 153, 143). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA998F?

#DA998F is RGB 218, 153, 143 — HSL 8°, 50%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 34%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA998F?

Its complement is #90D0DA; analogous partners are #DA90AB and #DABF90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA998F for text?

Black text on #DA998F has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.