Recognised as Colour

#DB205D

#DB205D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DB205D is a red with RGB values 219, 32, 93 and HSL 340°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#DB205D

RGBrgb(219, 32, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1255, 0.3647

RGB percentages85.9%, 12.5%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(340.4, 74.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 85.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 85.4%, 57.5%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,360,669

CSS custom property--colour: #DB205D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#24DFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#887F58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F0003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.8 Deep pink · ΔE 26.1 Indian red · ΔE 27.1 Brown · ΔE 28.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20DB9E

Analogous#DB20BA, #DB4120

Triadic#5DDB20, #205DDB

Split complementary#20DB41, #20BADB

Tetradic#BADB20, #20DB9E, #4120DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8CFDC

Lighter +30%#F1A3BC

Lighter +20%#EB769C

Lighter +10%#E44A7C

Darker −10%#AF194A

Darker −20%#821337

Darker −30%#560C24

Darker −40%#290611

More saturated +25%#FA0152

Less saturated −25%#BC3F68

Channel breakdown

R219

G32

B93

Red219 (85.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue340.43°

Saturation (HSL)74.5%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 20 · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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