#DA1721 Hex Color
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#da1721 is a saturated, strongly warm red that reads bold and alert at any size. Its vividness makes it a natural 10% accent for CTAs, sale badges, and sports branding, though as a full background it can tire the eye fast. It looks sharper against deep teal than against navy, and white text passes AA contrast on it at roughly 5.1:1.
Questions about #da1721
What is #da1721 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #da1721 is rgb(218, 23, 33), in HSL hsl(357, 81%, 47%) and in CMYK 0%, 89%, 85%, 15%. Browse more shades of red with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #da1721?
Deep teal and charcoal both sharpen #da1721 without fighting it, while soft cream calms its intensity for print layouts. Skip orange neighbors, since they blur its edge and dull the contrast.
Is #da1721 readable on white or black?
#da1721 has a 5.09:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.12:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.