Recognised as Colour
#DB3E45
- #DB3E45
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DB3E45 is a red with RGB values 219, 62, 69 and HSL 357°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DB3E45#DB3E45
HEX#DB3E45
RGBrgb(219, 62, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2431, 0.2706
RGB percentages85.9%, 24.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(357.3, 68.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 71.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 71.7%, 68.5%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,368,325
CSS custom property--colour: #DB3E45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#24C1BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EDBD4
Analogous#DB3E94, #DB853E
Triadic#45DB3E, #3E45DB
Split complementary#3EDB86, #3E94DB
Tetradic#93DB3E, #3EDBD4, #853EDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G62
B69
Red219 (85.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue357.32°
Saturation (HSL)68.56%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 3E · B 45
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