#DB3350

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #DB3350

When working with digital screens, the color #DB3350 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 51 green, and 80 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, 77% M, 63% 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. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB3350
RGB219, 51, 80
HSL349.6°, 70.0%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 77%, 63%, 14%
HSV349.6°, 76.7%, 85.9%
LAB49.5, 64.9, 24.6
XYZ31.8, 18.0, 9.4
Decimal14365520

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.60:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB3350; }
.text-color { color: #DB3350; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB3350; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C