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#DA1039 Color

#DA1039 is rgb(218, 16, 57) in RGB, hsl(348, 86%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 74%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Crimson (#DC143C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA1039
HEX#DA1039
RGBrgb(218, 16, 57)
HSLhsl(348, 86%, 46%)
HSVhsv(348, 93%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 74%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.222 20.5)
LABlab(47.26% 71.16 36.46)
LCHlch(47.26% 79.96 27.13)

What #DA1039 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 #DA1039, 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.

#DA1039 Channel Values

How #DA1039 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 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 86% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 93% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 74% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA1039 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 text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA1039 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA1039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA1039; 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 #DA1039

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 #DA1039.

How #DA1039 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#DA1039
Protanopia#636337
Protanomaly#A14E38
Deuteranopia#858528
Deuteranomaly#AE6A30
Tritanopia#D91919
Tritanomaly#DA1629
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA1039 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da1039: #DA1039;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA1039;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da1039': '#DA1039' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.063, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_da1039">#DA1039</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA1039"

More Red Colors

#DA1039 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA1039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA1039?

#DA1039 is a mid-tone red — rgb(218, 16, 57) in RGB and hsl(348, 86%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Crimson (#DC143C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.16.

What is the RGB value of #DA1039?

#DA1039 is rgb(218, 16, 57) — red 218, green 16, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA1039?

#DA1039 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 74%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA1039 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DA1039 scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA1039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA1039 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 1.16, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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