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#DB065B Color

#DB065B is rgb(219, 6, 91) in RGB, hsl(336, 95%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 58%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ruby (#E0115F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB065B
HEX#DB065B
RGBrgb(219, 6, 91)
HSLhsl(336, 95%, 44%)
HSVhsv(336, 97%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 58%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.227 9.1)
LABlab(47.66% 73.42 16.09)
LCHlch(47.66% 75.16 12.36)

What #DB065B 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 #DB065B, 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.

#DB065B Channel Values

How #DB065B 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 6 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 95% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 97% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 58% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB065B 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DB065B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB065B; 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 #DB065B

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 #DB065B.

How #DB065B 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#DB065B
Protanopia#62625A
Protanomaly#A14D5A
Deuteranopia#858552
Deuteranomaly#AE6956
Tritanopia#D92020
Tritanomaly#DA1940
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB065B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-db065b: #DB065B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB065B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db065b': '#DB065B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.024, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_db065b">#DB065B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB065B"

More Pink Colors

#DB065B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB065B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB065B?

#DB065B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(219, 6, 91) in RGB and hsl(336, 95%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ruby (#E0115F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.54.

What is the RGB value of #DB065B?

#DB065B is rgb(219, 6, 91) — red 219, green 6, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB065B?

#DB065B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 58%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB065B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DB065B scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB065B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB065B 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 19.51, which is visibly different.

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