Recognised as Colour
#DB604A
- #DB604A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Salmon
#DB604A is a red with RGB values 219, 96, 74 and HSL 9°, 67%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.
Colour values
#DB604A#DB604A
HEX#DB604A
RGBrgb(219, 96, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3765, 0.2902
RGB percentages85.9%, 37.6%, 29%
HSLhsl(9.1, 66.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 66.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 56.2%, 66.2%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,377,034
CSS custom property--colour: #DB604A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#249FB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4AC5DB
Analogous#DB4A7C, #DBA94A
Triadic#4ADB60, #604ADB
Split complementary#4ADBA9, #4A7CDB
Tetradic#7CDB4A, #4AC5DB, #A94ADB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G96
B74
Red219 (85.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue9.1°
Saturation (HSL)66.82%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 60 · B 4A
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