Recognised as Colour

#DB071D

#DB071D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DB071D is a red with RGB values 219, 7, 29 and HSL 354°, 94%, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#DB071D

RGBrgb(219, 7, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0275, 0.1137

RGB percentages85.9%, 2.7%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(353.8, 93.8%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 96.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 96.8%, 86.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,354,205

CSS custom property--colour: #DB071D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#24F8E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C521Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7C0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F20017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.1 Firebrick · ΔE 20.6 Red · ΔE 21 Tomato · ΔE 21.2 Orange red · ΔE 22.7 Dark red · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07DBC5

Analogous#DB0787, #DB5B07

Triadic#1DDB07, #071DDB

Split complementary#07DB5B, #0787DB

Tetradic#87DB07, #07DBC5, #5B07DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDB1B9

Lighter +30%#FB808D

Lighter +20%#F94F60

Lighter +10%#F81D34

Darker −10%#AA0516

Darker −20%#780410

Darker −30%#470209

Darker −40%#150103

More saturated +25%#E20017

Less saturated −25%#BF2333

Channel breakdown

R219

B29

Red219 (85.9%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue353.77°

Saturation (HSL)93.81%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 07 · B 1D

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Colour values

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