What color is #DA1D38?

#DA1D38 is a moderate red known as Incubation Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Incubation Red?

The RGB value is 218, 29, 56: 218 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Incubation Red?

The complementary color is #1DDABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA1D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Incubation Red color: hex code #DA1D38

#DA1D38 rgb(218, 29, 56)

Shades of red

Incubation Red has the hex code #DA1D38. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 11.4% green and 22% blue (218, 29, 56).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 77% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 74% yellow and 15% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

Incubation Red (#DA1D38) color codes

HEX	`#DA1D38`
RGB	`rgb(218, 29, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 11.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 77%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 87%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 74%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, 68.83, 35.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 77.64, 27.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.07, 16.075, 5.26)`
Decimal	`14294328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Incubation Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DA1D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DA1D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DA1D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da1d38; }
.text { color: #da1d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da1d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 29 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da1d38, #da611d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DA1D38 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DA1D38?: #DA1D38 is a moderate red known as Incubation Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Incubation Red?: The RGB value is 218, 29, 56: 218 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Incubation Red?: The complementary color is #1DDABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA1D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.