HEX Color #DB9949 (Peru)

About #DB9949

The precise color #DB9949 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 153 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 30% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB9949

RGB219, 153, 73

HSL32.9°, 67.0%, 57.3%

CMYK0%, 30%, 67%, 14%

HSV32.9°, 66.7%, 85.9%

LAB68.3, 17.1, 50.7

XYZ41.8, 38.3, 11.5

Decimal14391625

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB9949 #488ADB

Analogous

#DB4F48 #D4DB48

Triadic

#48DB99 #9948DB

Tetradic

#48DB4F #488ADB #DB48D4

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB9949

#DFA45D

#E3AF71

#E7BB85

#EBC699

#EFD1AE

#F3DDC2

#F7E8D6

#FBF3EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB9949

#C28840

#AA7738

#926630

#795528

#614420

#493318

#302210

#181108

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.42:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.66:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.37:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB9949; }

.text-color { color: #DB9949; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB9949; }

Similar Colors

Peru

#CD853F