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#DB006E Color

#DB006E is rgb(219, 0, 110) in RGB, hsl(330, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB006E
HEX#DB006E
RGBrgb(219, 0, 110)
HSLhsl(330, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(330, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.232 2.1)
LABlab(47.89% 74.78 4.62)
LCHlch(47.89% 74.93 3.54)

What #DB006E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DB006E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DB006E Channel Values

How #DB006E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 0 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 50% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB006E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DB006E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB006E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DB006E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DB006E.

How #DB006E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DB006E
Protanopia#61616D
Protanomaly#A14C6D
Deuteranopia#858567
Deuteranomaly#AE696A
Tritanopia#D82626
Tritanomaly#D91C4D
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB006E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-db006e: #DB006E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB006E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db006e': '#DB006E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.000, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_db006e">#DB006E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB006E"

More Pink Colors

#DB006E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB006E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB006E?

#DB006E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(219, 0, 110) in RGB and hsl(330, 100%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #DB006E?

#DB006E is rgb(219, 0, 110) — red 219, green 0, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB006E?

#DB006E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB006E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DB006E scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB006E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB006E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 15.08, which is visibly different.

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