HEX Color #DB2C3A (Crimson)

About #DB2C3A

At its core, #DB2C3A is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(219, 44, 58).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 74% yellow, and 14% black. The HSL representation is 355.2° hue, 70.9% saturation, and 51.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB2C3A

RGB219, 44, 58

HSL355.2°, 70.9%, 51.6%

CMYK0%, 80%, 74%, 14%

HSV355.2°, 79.9%, 85.9%

LAB48.5, 65.8, 36.4

XYZ30.9, 17.2, 5.7

Decimal14363706

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB2C3A #2BDBCD

Analogous

#DB2B91 #DB752B

Triadic

#39DB2B #2B39DB

Tetradic

#91DB2B #2BDBCD #752BDB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB2C3A

#DF434F

#E35A65

#E7727B

#EB8991

#EFA1A7

#F3B8BD

#F7D0D3

#FBE7E9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB2C3A

#C22733

#AA222D

#921D26

#791820

#611319

#490E13

#30090C

#180406

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.74:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.43:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.53:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.77:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB2C3A; }

.text-color { color: #DB2C3A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB2C3A; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C