Recognised as Colour
#DB0820
- #DB0820
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DB0820 is a red with RGB values 219, 8, 32 and HSL 353°, 93%, 45%. 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
#DB0820#DB0820
HEX#DB0820
RGBrgb(219, 8, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0314, 0.1255
RGB percentages85.9%, 3.1%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(353.2, 93%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 96.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 96.3%, 85.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,354,464
CSS custom property--colour: #DB0820;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#24F7DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08DBC3
Analogous#DB0889, #DB5908
Triadic#20DB08, #0820DB
Split complementary#08DB5A, #0889DB
Tetradic#8ADB08, #08DBC3, #5A08DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G8
B32
Red219 (85.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue353.18°
Saturation (HSL)92.95%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 08 · B 20
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