#DB2450

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #DB2450

The hex code #DB2450 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 36 green, and 80 blue.

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 84% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 345.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#DB2450
RGB219, 36, 80
HSL345.6°, 71.8%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 84%, 63%, 14%
HSV345.6°, 83.6%, 85.9%
LAB48.1, 68.8, 22.8
XYZ31.3, 16.9, 9.2
Decimal14361680

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.38:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.72:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB2450; }
.text-color { color: #DB2450; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB2450; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C