What color is #DA5C73?

#DA5C73 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Berrylicious. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA5C73?

The RGB value is 218, 92, 115: 218 red, 92 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA5C73?

The complementary color is #5CDAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA5C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA5C73 color

#DA5C73 rgb(218, 92, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #DA5C73 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 36.1% green and 45.1% blue (218, 92, 115).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 63% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 47% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Berrylicious (#D75E6C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#DA5C73 color codes

HEX	`#DA5C73`
RGB	`rgb(218, 92, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 36.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 63%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 58%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 47%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, 51.35, 12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 52.81, 13.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.838, 23.802, 18.923)`
Decimal	`14310515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA5C73, 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 #DA5C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DA5C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	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 #DA5C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da5c73; }
.text { color: #da5c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da5c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 92 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da5c73, #da845c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #DA5C73?: #DA5C73 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Berrylicious. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA5C73?: The RGB value is 218, 92, 115: 218 red, 92 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA5C73?: The complementary color is #5CDAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA5C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.