Recognised as Colour
#DA4837
- #DA4837
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DA4837 is a red with RGB values 218, 72, 55 and HSL 6°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DA4837#DA4837
HEX#DA4837
RGBrgb(218, 72, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.2824, 0.2157
RGB percentages85.5%, 28.2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(6.3, 68.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 74.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 74.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,305,335
CSS custom property--colour: #DA4837;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#25B7C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37C9DA
Analogous#DA3778, #DA9A37
Triadic#37DA48, #4837DA
Split complementary#37DA99, #3778DA
Tetradic#78DA37, #37C9DA, #9937DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G72
B55
Red218 (85.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue6.26°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 48 · B 37
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