Recognised as Colour

#DB0400

#DB0400
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#DB0400 is a red with RGB values 219, 4, 0 and HSL 1°, 100%, 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 Red.

Colour values

#DB0400#DB0400

HEX#DB0400

RGBrgb(219, 4, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0157, 0

RGB percentages85.9%, 1.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(1.1, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 98.2%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,353,408

CSS custom property--colour: #DB0400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#24FBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F2000Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 13.8 Orange red · ΔE 15.2 Tomato · ΔE 25 Crimson · ΔE 26.4 Firebrick · ΔE 27.8 Dark red · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D7DB

Analogous#DB0069, #DB7200

Triadic#00DB04, #0400DB

Split complementary#00DB71, #006ADB

Tetradic#6ADB00, #00D7DB, #7100DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFAAA8

Lighter +30%#FF7875

Lighter +20%#FF4542

Lighter +10%#FF130F

Darker −10%#A80300

Darker −20%#750200

Darker −30%#420100

Darker −40%#0F0000

More saturated +25%#DB0400

Less saturated −25%#C01E1B

Channel breakdown

R219

Red219 (85.9%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue1.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 04 · B 00

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