Recognised as Colour

#DB0916

#DB0916
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#DB0916 is a red with RGB values 219, 9, 22 and HSL 356°, 92%, 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 Red.

Colour values

#DB0916#DB0916

HEX#DB0916

RGBrgb(219, 9, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0353, 0.0863

RGB percentages85.9%, 3.5%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(356.3, 92.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 95.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 95.9%, 90%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,354,710

CSS custom property--colour: #DB0916;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 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#373737

Inverted#24F6E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5211no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F20015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 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

Red · ΔE 18.5 Crimson · ΔE 19.3 Orange red · ΔE 20 Tomato · ΔE 21.7 Firebrick · ΔE 22.4 Dark red · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09DBCE

Analogous#DB097F, #DB6509

Triadic#16DB09, #0916DB

Split complementary#09DB65, #097FDB

Tetradic#7FDB09, #09DBCE, #6509DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCB4B9

Lighter +30%#FA838A

Lighter +20%#F8525C

Lighter +10%#F6212E

Darker −10%#AA0711

Darker −20%#79050C

Darker −30%#480307

Darker −40%#170102

More saturated +25%#E4000E

Less saturated −25%#BF252F

Channel breakdown

R219

B22

Red219 (85.9%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue356.29°

Saturation (HSL)92.11%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 09 · B 16

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