All About Color #DB231A

#DB231A

About #DB231A

#DB231A is a medium red color with the hex code #DB231A. In RGB it is red 219, green 35, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 3°, saturation 79%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 84%, 88%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 4.92:1 on white and 4.27:1 on black.

#DB231A Color Conversion

Hex tripletDB, 23, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 84.02%, 88.13%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal219, 35, 26
HSL3°, 79%, 48%
RGB Octal333, 43, 32
HSV (HSB)2.80°, 88.13%, 85.88%
RGB Binary11011011, 100011, 11010
CIE-L*AB47.41, 67.10, 52.12
RGB Percent85.88%, 13.73%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH47.41, 84.96, 37.84
XYZ30.00, 16.34, 2.55
CIE-L*UV47.41, 139.71, 31.91
xyY0.61, 0.33, 16.34
Hunter-Lab40.42, 61.76, 24.55
RYB85.88%, 13.90%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DB231A on a dark background: contrast 4.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#DB231A on a light background: contrast 4.92:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DB231A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DB231A · #ED6B64 · #891610 · #1AD1DB · #64E6ED

Analogous palette

#DB1AD1 · #DB1A71 · #DB231A · #DB841A · #D1DB1A

Triadic palette

#DB231A · #1ADB23 · #231ADB · #ED6B64 · #64ED6B

Tetradic palette

#DB231A · #71DB1A · #1AD1DB · #841ADB · #891610

Monochromatic palette

#520D0A · #971812 · #DB231A · #EB5E56 · #F39F9B

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