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#DA1640 Color

#DA1640 is rgb(218, 22, 64) in RGB, hsl(347, 82%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 71%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Carmine (#D70040), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA1640
HEX#DA1640
RGBrgb(218, 22, 64)
HSLhsl(347, 82%, 47%)
HSVhsv(347, 90%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 71%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.219 18.9)
LABlab(47.60% 70.61 32.63)
LCHlch(47.60% 77.79 24.80)

What #DA1640 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 #DA1640, 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.

#DA1640 Channel Values

How #DA1640 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 22 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 82% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 90% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 71% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.04:1 vs white · 4.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA1640 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 text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA1640 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA1640

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA1640; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DA1640

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 #DA1640.

How #DA1640 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#DA1640
Protanopia#64643E
Protanomaly#A14F3F
Deuteranopia#868632
Deuteranomaly#AE6A38
Tritanopia#D91F1F
Tritanomaly#DA1C2F
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA1640 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da1640: #DA1640;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA1640;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da1640': '#DA1640' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.086, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_da1640">#DA1640</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA1640"

More Red Colors

#DA1640 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA1640 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA1640?

#DA1640 is a mid-tone red — rgb(218, 22, 64) in RGB and hsl(347, 82%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Carmine (#D70040), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.65.

What is the RGB value of #DA1640?

#DA1640 is rgb(218, 22, 64) — red 218, green 22, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA1640?

#DA1640 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 71%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA1640 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DA1640 scores 5.04:1 against white and 4.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA1640 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA1640 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 2.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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