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#DA7787 Color

#DA7787 is rgb(218, 119, 135) in RGB, hsl(350, 57%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 38%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA7787
HEX#DA7787
RGBrgb(218, 119, 135)
HSLhsl(350, 57%, 66%)
HSVhsv(350, 45%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 38%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.124 10.6)
LABlab(61.91% 40.62 9.48)
LCHlch(61.91% 41.71 13.13)

What #DA7787 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 #DA7787, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 8.1Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 9.47Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 9.6Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 9.71Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 10.4Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 10.75

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

#DA7787 Channel Values

How #DA7787 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 119 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 57% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 45% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 38% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA7787 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA7787 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA7787

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA7787; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DA7787
Complementary
#77DAC9
Analogous
#DA77B9
Analogous
#DA9877
Triadic
#87DA77
Triadic
#7787DA
Split comp.
#77DA98
Split comp.
#77B9DA

Tints & Shades of #DA7787

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

#DF8B99
#E49BA7
#E9AFB9
#EDBFC7
#F3D3D8
#F7E3E6

Shades

#D05368
#C0354C
#9C2B3E
#7C2231
#581823
#340E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA7787.

How #DA7787 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#DA7787
Protanopia#8F8F86
Protanomaly#B28687
Deuteranopia#A1A183
Deuteranomaly#BA9285
Tritanopia#D97979
Tritanomaly#D9787F
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA7787 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da7787: #DA7787;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA7787;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da7787': '#DA7787' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.467, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_da7787">#DA7787</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA7787"

More Red Colors

#DA7787 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#DA7787 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA7787?

#DA7787 is a light red — rgb(218, 119, 135) in RGB and hsl(350, 57%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #DA7787?

#DA7787 is rgb(218, 119, 135) — red 218, green 119, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA7787?

#DA7787 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 38%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA7787 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA7787 scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA7787 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA7787 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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