All About Color #DB0000

#DB0000

About #DB0000

#DB0000 is a medium red color with the hex code #DB0000. In RGB it is red 219, green 0, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 100%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 0%, 100%, 100%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 5.23:1 on white and 4.01:1 on black.

#DB0000 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDB, 00, 00
CMYK0.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal219, 0, 0
HSL0°, 100%, 43%
RGB Octal333, 0, 0
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 100.00%, 85.88%
RGB Binary11011011, 0, 0
CIE-L*AB45.72, 71.41, 59.92
RGB Percent85.88%, 0.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH45.72, 93.22, 40.00
XYZ29.21, 15.06, 1.37
CIE-L*UV45.72, 150.34, 32.43
xyY0.64, 0.33, 15.06
Hunter-Lab38.81, 66.46, 25.08
RYB85.88%, 0.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DB0000 on a dark background: contrast 4.01:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#DB0000 on a light background: contrast 5.23:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DB0000, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #DB0000. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#DB0000 · #FF3838 · #800000 · #00DBDB · #38FFFF

Analogous palette

#DB00DB · #DB006E · #DB0000 · #DB6E00 · #DBDB00

Triadic palette

#DB0000 · #00DB00 · #0000DB · #FF3838 · #38FF38

Tetradic palette

#DB0000 · #6EDB00 · #00DBDB · #6E00DB · #800000

Monochromatic palette

#420000 · #8F0000 · #DB0000 · #FF2929 · #FF7575

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