#db0000

Color #db0000

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Red #ff0000 · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#db0000

RGB

rgb(219, 0, 0)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(45.72, 71.4, 59.91)

LCH

lch(45.72, 93.2, 40)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.2297, 29.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 0%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00dbdb

Analogous

#db006d

#db0000

#db6d00

Triadic

#db0000

#00db00

#0000db

Split-complementary

#db0000

#00db6d

#006ddb

Tetradic

#db0000

#dbdb00

#00dbdb

#0000db

Square

#db0000

#6ddb00

#00dbdb

#6d00db

Shades

Color #db0000 mixed toward black.

#b60000

#920000

#6d0000

#490000

#240000

Tints

Color #db0000 mixed toward white.

#ff0c0c

#ff3d3d

#ff6d6d

#ff9e9e

#ffcece

Tones

Color #db0000 mixed toward gray.

#c91212

#b62424

#a43737

#924949

#805b5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa900 · ΔE 53.2

Deuteranopia

#b2bb00 · ΔE 58.2

Tritanopia

#d60000 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 30.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #db0000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#db0000]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#db0000 (#db0000) is rgb(219, 0, 0) in RGB.

No, #db0000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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