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#DB003B

#db003b ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db003b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73.06% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 343.84°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1538

Complementary

  1. #db003b
  2. #00dba0

Split complementary

  1. #db003b
  2. #00db33
  3. #00a8db

Analogous

  1. #db00a8
  2. #db003b
  3. #db3300

Triadic

  1. #db003b
  2. #3bdb00
  3. #003bdb

Tetradic

  1. #db003b
  2. #dba000
  3. #00dba0
  4. #003bdb

Square

  1. #db003b
  2. #a8db00
  3. #00dba0
  4. #3300db

Monochromatic

  1. #420012
  2. #8e0026
  3. #db003b
  4. #ff2862
  5. #ff759a

Shades

#db003b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db003b
  2. #c50035
  3. #af002f
  4. #990029
  5. #830023
  6. #6e001e
  7. #580018
  8. #420012
  9. #2c000c
  10. #160006
  11. #000000

Tints

#db003b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db003b
  2. #df1a4f
  3. #e23362
  4. #e64d76
  5. #e96689
  6. #ed809d
  7. #f199b1
  8. #f4b3c4
  9. #f8ccd8
  10. #fbe6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db003b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db003b
  2. #d20d42
  3. #c91a49
  4. #c02650
  5. #b73357
  6. #ae405e
  7. #a44d64
  8. #9b5a6b
  9. #926672
  10. #897379
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5565d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59533b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e403b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db003b {
  color: #db003b;
}
Background
.bg-db003b {
  background-color: #db003b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db003b {
  border: 2px solid #db003b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db003b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db003b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db003b, #db3300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db003b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 59 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.06 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.23 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.61 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.78 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.15 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.99 #24ffc4 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#db003b  rgb(219, 0, 59)  hsl(344, 100%, 43%)  Crimson
#00dba0  rgb(0, 219, 160)  hsl(164, 100%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#3bdb00  rgb(59, 219, 0)  hsl(104, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#003bdb  rgb(0, 59, 219)  hsl(224, 100%, 43%)  Persian Blue