Recognised as Colour
#DB374A
- #DB374A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DB374A is a red with RGB values 219, 55, 74 and HSL 353°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DB374A#DB374A
HEX#DB374A
RGBrgb(219, 55, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2157, 0.2902
RGB percentages85.9%, 21.6%, 29%
HSLhsl(353, 69.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353, 74.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 74.9%, 66.2%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,366,538
CSS custom property--colour: #DB374A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#24C8B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37DBC8
Analogous#DB379C, #DB7637
Triadic#4ADB37, #374ADB
Split complementary#37DB76, #379CDB
Tetradic#9CDB37, #37DBC8, #7637DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G55
B74
Red219 (85.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue353.05°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 37 · B 4A
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