#DB5F57

A light, moderate red closely aligning with Indianred.

About #DB5F57

The hex code #DB5F57 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Indianred. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 95 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 60% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 3.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 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#DB5F57
RGB219, 95, 87
HSL3.6°, 64.7%, 60.0%
CMYK0%, 57%, 60%, 14%
HSV3.6°, 60.3%, 85.9%
LAB56.0, 48.0, 28.8
XYZ35.0, 23.9, 11.8
Decimal14376791

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.79:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB5F57; }
.text-color { color: #DB5F57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB5F57; }

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