Recognised as Colour

#DB0229

#DB0229
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DB0229 is a red with RGB values 219, 2, 41 and HSL 349°, 98%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DB0229#DB0229

HEX#DB0229

RGBrgb(219, 2, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0078, 0.1608

RGB percentages85.9%, 0.8%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(349.2, 98.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 99.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 99.1%, 81.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,352,937

CSS custom property--colour: #DB0229;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#24FDD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5227no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7C1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F2001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.9 Firebrick · ΔE 18.3 Tomato · ΔE 21.6 Red · ΔE 26.2 Brown · ΔE 27 Dark red · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02DBB4

Analogous#DB0296, #DB4802

Triadic#29DB02, #0229DB

Split complementary#02DB48, #0296DB

Tetradic#95DB02, #02DBB4, #4702DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEABBA

Lighter +30%#FE7890

Lighter +20%#FD4667

Lighter +10%#FD133D

Darker −10%#A80220

Darker −20%#760116

Darker −30%#43010D

Darker −40%#110003

More saturated +25%#DD0028

Less saturated −25%#BF1E3B

Channel breakdown

R219

B41

Red219 (85.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue349.22°

Saturation (HSL)98.19%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 02 · B 29

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Colour values

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