Recognised as Colour
#DB0509
- #DB0509
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#DB0509 is a red with RGB values 219, 5, 9 and HSL 359°, 96%, 44%. 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
#DB0509#DB0509
HEX#DB0509
RGBrgb(219, 5, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0196, 0.0353
RGB percentages85.9%, 2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(358.9, 95.5%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 97.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 97.7%, 95.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,353,673
CSS custom property--colour: #DB0509;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#24FAF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05DBD7
Analogous#DB0574, #DB6C05
Triadic#09DB05, #0509DB
Split complementary#05DB6C, #0574DB
Tetradic#74DB05, #05DBD7, #6C05DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G5
B9
Red219 (85.9%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue358.88°
Saturation (HSL)95.54%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 05 · B 09
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