Colour

#DB0049

#DB0049
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DB0049 is a red with RGB values 219, 0, 73 and HSL 340°, 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

#DB0049#DB0049

HEX#DB0049

RGBrgb(219, 0, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0, 0.2863

RGB percentages85.9%, 0%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(340, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 66.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,352,457

CSS custom property--colour: #DB0049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#24FFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575449no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77 from the original

Deuteranopia#887C43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F1002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.1 Firebrick · ΔE 22.7 Brown · ΔE 25.7 Indian red · ΔE 29.3 Tomato · ΔE 30.8 Dark red · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00DB92

Analogous#DB00B6, #DB2400

Triadic#49DB00, #0049DB

Split complementary#00DB24, #00B7DB

Tetradic#B6DB00, #00DB92, #2500DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA8C5

Lighter +30%#FF75A3

Lighter +20%#FF4281

Lighter +10%#FF0F5F

Darker −10%#A80038

Darker −20%#750027

Darker −30%#420016

Darker −40%#0F0005

More saturated +25%#DB0049

Less saturated −25%#C01B52

Channel breakdown

R219

B73

Red219 (85.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 00 · B 49

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