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#DB0B33

#db0b33 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0b33 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 4.31% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.98% magenta, 76.71% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.46°, with 90.43% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #db0b33
  2. #0bdbb3

Split complementary

  1. #db0b33
  2. #0bdb4b
  3. #0b9bdb

Analogous

  1. #db0b9b
  2. #db0b33
  3. #db4b0b

Triadic

  1. #db0b33
  2. #33db0b
  3. #0b33db

Tetradic

  1. #db0b33
  2. #dbb30b
  3. #0bdbb3
  4. #0b33db

Square

  1. #db0b33
  2. #9bdb0b
  3. #0bdbb3
  4. #4b0bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #490411
  2. #920722
  3. #db0b33
  4. #f53d61
  5. #f9869c

Shades

#db0b33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0b33
  2. #c50a2e
  3. #af0929
  4. #990824
  5. #83071f
  6. #6e061a
  7. #580414
  8. #42030f
  9. #2c020a
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0b33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0b33
  2. #df2347
  3. #e23c5c
  4. #e65470
  5. #e96d85
  6. #ed8599
  7. #f19dad
  8. #f4b6c2
  9. #f8ced6
  10. #fbe7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0b33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0b33
  2. #d2173b
  3. #c92242
  4. #c02e4a
  5. #b73a52
  6. #ae465a
  7. #a45161
  8. #9b5d69
  9. #926971
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5332 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4132 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0622e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0b33 {
  color: #db0b33;
}
Background
.bg-db0b33 {
  background-color: #db0b33;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0b33 {
  border: 2px solid #db0b33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0b33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 11 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0b33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0b33, #db4b0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0b33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 11 51 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.07 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.74 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.55 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.83 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.02 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.64 #24f4cc Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#db0b33  rgb(219, 11, 51)  hsl(348, 90%, 45%)  Crimson
#0bdbb3  rgb(11, 219, 179)  hsl(168, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#33db0b  rgb(51, 219, 11)  hsl(108, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0b33db  rgb(11, 51, 219)  hsl(228, 90%, 45%)  Persian Blue