Colour

#DB2914

#DB2914
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#DB2914 is a red with RGB values 219, 41, 20 and HSL 6°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

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HEX#DB2914

RGBrgb(219, 41, 20)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1608, 0.0784

RGB percentages85.9%, 16.1%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(6.3, 83.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 90.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 81.3%, 90.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,362,900

CSS custom property--colour: #DB2914;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#24D6EB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65590Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#907F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F20028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 17.2 Tomato · ΔE 18.3 Red · ΔE 19.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.6 Crimson · ΔE 21.9 Dark red · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14C6DB

Analogous#DB1463, #DB8D14

Triadic#14DB29, #2914DB

Split complementary#14DB8D, #1462DB

Tetradic#62DB14, #14C6DB, #8C14DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9C7C2

Lighter +30%#F59D93

Lighter +20%#F17364

Lighter +10%#ED4935

Darker −10%#AC2010

Darker −20%#7E180B

Darker −30%#4F0F07

Darker −40%#200603

More saturated +25%#EF1900

Less saturated −25%#BD4132

Channel breakdown

R219

G41

B20

Red219 (85.9%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue6.33°

Saturation (HSL)83.26%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 29 · B 14

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