#DB333A
A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Crimson.
About #DB333A
Visually, #DB333A is defined as a moderate red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 51, and 58.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 77% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 357.5° hue, 70.0% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#DB333A
RGB219, 51, 58
HSL357.5°, 70.0%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 77%, 74%, 14%
HSV357.5°, 76.7%, 85.9%
LAB49.2, 63.9, 37.2
XYZ31.2, 17.7, 5.8
Decimal14365498
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.55:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #DB333A;
}
.text-color {
color: #DB333A;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #DB333A;
}