HEX Color #DB0024 (Crimson)

About #DB0024

The precise color #DB0024 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 0 green, and 36 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB0024

RGB219, 0, 36

HSL350.1°, 100.0%, 42.9%

CMYK0%, 100%, 84%, 14%

HSV350.1°, 100.0%, 85.9%

LAB45.9, 71.9, 46.0

XYZ29.5, 15.2, 3.0

Decimal14352420

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB0024 #00DBB7

Analogous

#DB0091 #DB4900

Triadic

#23DB00 #0023DB

Tetradic

#91DB00 #00DBB7 #4900DB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB0024

#DF1C3C

#E33854

#E7556D

#EB7185

#EF8D9D

#F3AAB6

#F7C6CE

#FBE2E6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB0024

#C20020

#AA001C

#920018

#790014

#610010

#49000C

#300008

#180004

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.20:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.04:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.97:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.43:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB0024; }

.text-color { color: #DB0024; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB0024; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C