Recognised as Colour
#DB2B05
- #DB2B05
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DB2B05 is a red with RGB values 219, 43, 5 and HSL 11°, 96%, 44%. 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
#DB2B05#DB2B05
HEX#DB2B05
RGBrgb(219, 43, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1686, 0.0196
RGB percentages85.9%, 16.9%, 2%
HSLhsl(10.7, 95.5%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 97.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 80.4%, 97.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,363,397
CSS custom property--colour: #DB2B05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#24D4FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05B5DB
Analogous#DB054A, #DB9605
Triadic#05DB2B, #2B05DB
Split complementary#05DB96, #054ADB
Tetradic#4ADB05, #05B5DB, #9605DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G43
B5
Red219 (85.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue10.65°
Saturation (HSL)95.54%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 2B · B 05
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