HEX Color #DB165F (Crimson)

About #DB165F

The precise color #DB165F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 22, and 95.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 90% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 337.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB165F

RGB219, 22, 95

HSL337.8°, 81.7%, 47.3%

CMYK0%, 90%, 57%, 14%

HSV337.8°, 90.0%, 85.9%

LAB47.6, 72.2, 12.8

XYZ31.6, 16.5, 12.3

Decimal14358111

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB165F #16DA91

Analogous

#DA16C1 #DA2F16

Triadic

#5FDA16 #165FDA

Tetradic

#C1DA16 #16DA91 #2F16DA

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB165F

#DF2F70

#E34982

#E76394

#EB7DA6

#EF97B7

#F3B1C9

#F7CBDB

#FBE5ED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB165F

#C21354

#AA1149

#920E3F

#790C34

#61092A

#49071F

#300415

#18020A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.89:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.29:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.68:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.65:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB165F; }

.text-color { color: #DB165F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB165F; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C