Colour

#DB2849

#DB2849
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DB2849 is a red with RGB values 219, 40, 73 and HSL 349°, 71%, 51%. 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#DB2849

RGBrgb(219, 40, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1569, 0.2863

RGB percentages85.9%, 15.7%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(348.9, 71.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 81.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 81.7%, 66.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,362,697

CSS custom property--colour: #DB2849;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#24D7B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8044no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F10037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.3 Firebrick · ΔE 18.1 Brown · ΔE 21.1 Indian red · ΔE 23.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.5 Salmon · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28DBBA

Analogous#DB28A3, #DB6128

Triadic#49DB28, #2849DB

Split complementary#28DB61, #28A3DB

Tetradic#A2DB28, #28DBBA, #6028DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D7DD

Lighter +30%#F1ABB8

Lighter +20%#EA7F93

Lighter +10%#E2546E

Darker −10%#B21E39

Darker −20%#86172B

Darker −30%#5B0F1D

Darker −40%#2F080F

More saturated +25%#FA0935

Less saturated −25%#BC475D

Channel breakdown

R219

G40

B73

Red219 (85.9%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue348.94°

Saturation (HSL)71.31%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 28 · B 49

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