HEX Color #DB2C42 (Crimson)

About #DB2C42

The hex code #DB2C42 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, 44 green, and 66 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 80% M, 70% Y, and 14% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB2C42

RGB219, 44, 66

HSL352.5°, 70.9%, 51.6%

CMYK0%, 80%, 70%, 14%

HSV352.5°, 79.9%, 85.9%

LAB48.6, 66.2, 31.8

XYZ31.1, 17.3, 6.8

Decimal14363714

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB2C42 #2BDBC4

Analogous

#DB2B99 #DB6D2B

Triadic

#41DB2B #2B42DB

Tetradic

#99DB2B #2BDBC4 #6D2BDB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB2C42

#DF4357

#E35A6C

#E77281

#EB8996

#EFA1AB

#F3B8C0

#F7D0D5

#FBE7EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB2C42

#C2273A

#AA2233

#921D2C

#791824

#61131D

#490E16

#30090E

#180407

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.72:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.45:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.51:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.78:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB2C42; }

.text-color { color: #DB2C42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB2C42; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C