Recognised as Colour

#DB0044

#DB0044
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DB0044 is a red with RGB values 219, 0, 68 and HSL 341°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DB0044#DB0044

HEX#DB0044

RGBrgb(219, 0, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0, 0.2667

RGB percentages85.9%, 0%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(341.4, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 68.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,352,452

CSS custom property--colour: #DB0044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#24FFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575344no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#887C3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F10028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 6.2 Firebrick · ΔE 20.9 Brown · ΔE 25 Tomato · ΔE 28.8 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Dark red · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00DB97

Analogous#DB00B1, #DB2A00

Triadic#44DB00, #0044DB

Split complementary#00DB2A, #00B1DB

Tetradic#B1DB00, #00DB97, #2A00DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFA8C3

Lighter +30%#FF75A0

Lighter +20%#FF427D

Lighter +10%#FF0F5A

Darker −10%#A80034

Darker −20%#750024

Darker −30%#420014

Darker −40%#0F0005

More saturated +25%#DB0044

Less saturated −25%#C01B4E

Channel breakdown

R219

B68

Red219 (85.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue341.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 00 · B 44

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Colour values

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