Recognised as Colour
#DB0901
- #DB0901
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#DB0901 is a red with RGB values 219, 9, 1 and HSL 2°, 99%, 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
#DB0901#DB0901
HEX#DB0901
RGBrgb(219, 9, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0353, 0.0039
RGB percentages85.9%, 3.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(2.2, 99.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.2, 99.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 95.9%, 99.5%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,354,689
CSS custom property--colour: #DB0901;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15258WCAG 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 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#24F6FE
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01D3DB
Analogous#DB0166, #DB7601
Triadic#01DB09, #0901DB
Split complementary#01DB76, #0166DB
Tetradic#66DB01, #01D3DB, #7601DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G9
B1
Red219 (85.9%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue2.2°
Saturation (HSL)99.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 09 · B 01
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