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#DA818B Color

#DA818B is rgb(218, 129, 139) in RGB, hsl(353, 55%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 36%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA818B
HEX#DA818B
RGBrgb(218, 129, 139)
HSLhsl(353, 55%, 68%)
HSVhsv(353, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 36%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.11 13.1)
LABlab(64.08% 35.99 10.24)
LCHlch(64.08% 37.42 15.88)

What #DA818B 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 #DA818B, 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.

#DA818B Channel Values

How #DA818B 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 129 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 55% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 41% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 36% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA818B 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DA818B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA818B; 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 #DA818B

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 #DA818B.

How #DA818B 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#DA818B
Protanopia#95958A
Protanomaly#B58E8B
Deuteranopia#A5A588
Deuteranomaly#BD9889
Tritanopia#D98282
Tritanomaly#DA8286
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA818B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da818b: #DA818B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA818B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da818b': '#DA818B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.506, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_da818b">#DA818B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA818B"

More Red Colors

#DA818B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA818B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA818B?

#DA818B is a light red — rgb(218, 129, 139) in RGB and hsl(353, 55%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #DA818B?

#DA818B is rgb(218, 129, 139) — red 218, green 129, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA818B?

#DA818B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 36%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA818B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA818B scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA818B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA818B 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.17, which is visibly different.

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