Rusty Red (#DA2C43)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.75:1 — vs black: 4.42:1

Color values

  • HEX #DA2C43
  • RGB rgb(218, 44, 67)
  • HSL hsl(352, 79%, 85%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 79.82, 69.27, 14.51 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DA2C43 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Rusty Red
#DA2C43 Base
#2CDAC3
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Rusty Red
#DA2C43 Base
#DA2C9A
#DA6C2C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Rusty Red
#DA2C43 Base
#43DA2C
#2C43DA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Rusty Red
#DA2C43 Base
#2CDA6C
#2C9ADA
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Rusty Red
#DA2C43 Base
#9ADA2C
#2CDAC3
#6C2CDA
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Rusty Red
#DA2C43 Base
#5D101A
#9E1C2D
#BC2136
#E04F62
#E56D7D
#F1AEB7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Rusty Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160406
#3E0B12
#66121D
#8E1928
#B72034
Rusty Red #DA2C43 Base
#E15265
#E77886
#EE9EA8
#F5C3CA
#FBE9EC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DA2C43. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DA2C43;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DA2C43;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DA2C43;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DA2C43,
        #BCF8F0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DA2C43,
        #BCF8F0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$rusty-red: #DA2C43;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rusty-red-r: 218;
$rusty-red-g: 44;
$rusty-red-b: 67;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $rusty-red;
    color: rgba($rusty-red-r, $rusty-red-g, $rusty-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Rusty Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DA2C43 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #828239 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #595945 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D93030 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #737373 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Rusty Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rusty Red #DA2C43 Base
Crimson #DC143C ΔE 1.86
Spanish Crimson #E51A4C ΔE 3.39
Jasper #D73B3E ΔE 3.49
Amaranth #E52B50 ΔE 3.64

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.