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#DB2B33

#db2b33 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2b33 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 16.86% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 76.71% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 357.27°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #db2b33
  2. #2bdbd3

Split complementary

  1. #db2b33
  2. #2bdb7b
  3. #2b8bdb

Analogous

  1. #db2b8b
  2. #db2b33
  3. #db7b2b

Triadic

  1. #db2b33
  2. #33db2b
  3. #2b33db

Tetradic

  1. #db2b33
  2. #dbd32b
  3. #2bdbd3
  4. #2b33db

Square

  1. #db2b33
  2. #8bdb2b
  3. #2bdbd3
  4. #7b2bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1013
  2. #9f1b21
  3. #db2b33
  4. #e66c72
  5. #f1aeb1

Shades

#db2b33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2b33
  2. #c5272e
  3. #af2229
  4. #991e24
  5. #831a1f
  6. #6e161a
  7. #581114
  8. #420d0f
  9. #2c090a
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2b33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2b33
  2. #df4047
  3. #e2555c
  4. #e66b70
  5. #e98085
  6. #ed9599
  7. #f1aaad
  8. #f4bfc2
  9. #f8d5d6
  10. #fbeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2b33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2b33
  2. #d2343b
  3. #c93c42
  4. #c0454a
  5. #b74d52
  6. #ae565a
  7. #a45e61
  8. #9b6769
  9. #926f71
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f802c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24c32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2682f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2b33 {
  color: #db2b33;
}
Background
.bg-db2b33 {
  background-color: #db2b33;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2b33 {
  border: 2px solid #db2b33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2b33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 43 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2b33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2b33, #db7b2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2b33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 43 51 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.68 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.37 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.73 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.24 #24d4cc Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#db2b33  rgb(219, 43, 51)  hsl(357, 71%, 51%)  Persian Red
#2bdbd3  rgb(43, 219, 211)  hsl(177, 71%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#33db2b  rgb(51, 219, 43)  hsl(117, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2b33db  rgb(43, 51, 219)  hsl(237, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue