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#DA3E50 Color

#DA3E50 is rgb(218, 62, 80) in RGB, hsl(353, 68%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 63%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Raspberry (#C72C48), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA3E50
HEX#DA3E50
RGBrgb(218, 62, 80)
HSLhsl(353, 68%, 55%)
HSVhsv(353, 72%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 63%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.192 19)
LABlab(51.31% 61.62 27.46)
LCHlch(51.31% 67.46 24.02)

What #DA3E50 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 #DA3E50, 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.

#DA3E50 Channel Values

How #DA3E50 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 62 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 68% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 72% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 63% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA3E50 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA3E50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA3E50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA3E50; 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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Tints & Shades of #DA3E50

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA3E50.

How #DA3E50 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#DA3E50
Protanopia#6F6F4F
Protanomaly#A55F4F
Deuteranopia#8C8C46
Deuteranomaly#B1754A
Tritanopia#D94141
Tritanomaly#DA4047
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA3E50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da3e50: #DA3E50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA3E50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da3e50': '#DA3E50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.243, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_da3e50">#DA3E50</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA3E50"

More Red Colors

#DA3E50 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA3E50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA3E50?

#DA3E50 is a mid-tone red — rgb(218, 62, 80) in RGB and hsl(353, 68%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Raspberry (#C72C48), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.7.

What is the RGB value of #DA3E50?

#DA3E50 is rgb(218, 62, 80) — red 218, green 62, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA3E50?

#DA3E50 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 63%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA3E50 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA3E50 scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA3E50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA3E50 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 13.02, which is visibly different.

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