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#DB3D5A Color

#DB3D5A is rgb(219, 61, 90) in RGB, hsl(349, 69%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 59%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paradise Pink (#E63E62), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB3D5A
HEX#DB3D5A
RGBrgb(219, 61, 90)
HSLhsl(349, 69%, 55%)
HSVhsv(349, 72%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 59%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.194 15)
LABlab(51.53% 62.69 21.79)
LCHlch(51.53% 66.37 19.17)

What #DB3D5A 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 #DB3D5A, 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 red in the library.

#DB3D5A Channel Values

How #DB3D5A 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 61 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 69% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 72% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 59% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB3D5A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DB3D5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DB3D5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB3D5A; 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 #DB3D5A

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 #DB3D5A.

How #DB3D5A 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#DB3D5A
Protanopia#6F6F59
Protanomaly#A65F59
Deuteranopia#8D8D52
Deuteranomaly#B27555
Tritanopia#DA4242
Tritanomaly#DA404C
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB3D5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-db3d5a: #DB3D5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB3D5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db3d5a': '#DB3D5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.239, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_db3d5a">#DB3D5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB3D5A"

More Red Colors

#DB3D5A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB3D5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB3D5A?

#DB3D5A is a mid-tone red — rgb(219, 61, 90) in RGB and hsl(349, 69%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paradise Pink (#E63E62), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #DB3D5A?

#DB3D5A is rgb(219, 61, 90) — red 219, green 61, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB3D5A?

#DB3D5A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 59%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB3D5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DB3D5A scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB3D5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB3D5A 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 16.57, which is visibly different.

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