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#DA071F Color

#DA071F is rgb(218, 7, 31) in RGB, hsl(353, 94%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 86%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Red (#E30022), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA071F
HEX#DA071F
RGBrgb(218, 7, 31)
HSLhsl(353, 94%, 44%)
HSVhsv(353, 97%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 86%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.226 26.1)
LABlab(46.76% 71.47 50.56)
LCHlch(46.76% 87.54 35.28)

What #DA071F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DA071F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DA071F Channel Values

How #DA071F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 7 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 94% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 97% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 86% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.21:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA071F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA071F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA071F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA071F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA071F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA071F.

How #DA071F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DA071F
Protanopia#62621A
Protanomaly#A04D1C
Deuteranopia#858500
Deuteranomaly#AD6907
Tritanopia#DA0C0C
Tritanomaly#DA0A15
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA071F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-da071f: #DA071F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA071F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da071f': '#DA071F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.027, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_da071f">#DA071F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA071F"

More Red Colors

#DA071F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA071F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA071F?

#DA071F is a mid-tone red — rgb(218, 7, 31) in RGB and hsl(353, 94%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Red (#E30022), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.4.

What is the RGB value of #DA071F?

#DA071F is rgb(218, 7, 31) — red 218, green 7, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA071F?

#DA071F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 86%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA071F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DA071F scores 5.21:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA071F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA071F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.12, which is visibly different.

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