#DB072C

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #DB072C

When working with digital screens, the color #DB072C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 7 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 97% 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. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB072C
RGB219, 7, 44
HSL349.5°, 93.8%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 97%, 80%, 14%
HSV349.5°, 96.8%, 85.9%
LAB46.2, 71.5, 41.9
XYZ29.7, 15.4, 3.8
Decimal14354220

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.08:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB072C; }
.text-color { color: #DB072C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB072C; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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