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#DA102B Color

#DA102B is rgb(218, 16, 43) in RGB, hsl(352, 86%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 80%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Candy Apple Red (#E2062C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA102B
HEX#DA102B
RGBrgb(218, 16, 43)
HSLhsl(352, 86%, 46%)
HSVhsv(352, 93%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 80%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.223 24.1)
LABlab(47.13% 70.85 44.46)
LCHlch(47.13% 83.65 32.11)

What #DA102B 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 #DA102B, 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.

#DA102B Channel Values

How #DA102B 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 16 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 86% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 93% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 80% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA102B 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA102B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA102B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA102B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA102B

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 #DA102B.

How #DA102B 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#DA102B
Protanopia#636328
Protanomaly#A14E29
Deuteranopia#85850F
Deuteranomaly#AE6A1D
Tritanopia#DA1515
Tritanomaly#DA1320
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA102B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da102b: #DA102B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA102B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da102b': '#DA102B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.063, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_da102b">#DA102B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA102B"

More Red Colors

#DA102B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA102B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA102B?

#DA102B is a mid-tone red — rgb(218, 16, 43) in RGB and hsl(352, 86%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Candy Apple Red (#E2062C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #DA102B?

#DA102B is rgb(218, 16, 43) — red 218, green 16, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA102B?

#DA102B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 80%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA102B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DA102B scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA102B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA102B 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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