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#DB3333

#db3333 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db3333 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 20% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.71% magenta, 76.71% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 70% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1767

Complementary

  1. #db3333
  2. #33dbdb

Split complementary

  1. #db3333
  2. #33db87
  3. #3387db

Analogous

  1. #db3387
  2. #db3333
  3. #db8733

Triadic

  1. #db3333
  2. #33db33
  3. #3333db

Tetradic

  1. #db3333
  2. #dbdb33
  3. #33dbdb
  4. #3333db

Square

  1. #db3333
  2. #87db33
  3. #33dbdb
  4. #8733db

Monochromatic

  1. #631212
  2. #a41d1d
  3. #db3333
  4. #e67474
  5. #f2b5b5

Shades

#db3333 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db3333
  2. #c52e2e
  3. #af2929
  4. #992424
  5. #831f1f
  6. #6e1a1a
  7. #581414
  8. #420f0f
  9. #2c0a0a
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#db3333 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db3333
  2. #df4747
  3. #e25c5c
  4. #e67070
  5. #e98585
  6. #ed9999
  7. #f1adad
  8. #f4c2c2
  9. #f8d6d6
  10. #fbebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db3333 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db3333
  2. #d23b3b
  3. #c94242
  4. #c04a4a
  5. #b75252
  6. #ae5a5a
  7. #a46161
  8. #9b6969
  9. #927171
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675d31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91822c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a35032 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36b2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90435 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db3333 {
  color: #db3333;
}
Background
.bg-db3333 {
  background-color: #db3333;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db3333 {
  border: 2px solid #db3333;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db3333;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 51 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db3333 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db3333, #db8733);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db3333 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 51 51 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.17 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.21 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.64 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.98 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.27 #24cccc Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#db3333  rgb(219, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 70%, 53%)  Persian Red
#33dbdb  rgb(51, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 70%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#33db33  rgb(51, 219, 51)  hsl(120, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3333db  rgb(51, 51, 219)  hsl(240, 70%, 53%)  Persian Blue