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#DB4879 Color

#DB4879 is rgb(219, 72, 121) in RGB, hsl(340, 67%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 45%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB4879
HEX#DB4879
RGBrgb(219, 72, 121)
HSLhsl(340, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(340, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 45%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.186 4)
LABlab(53.56% 60.59 5.96)
LCHlch(53.56% 60.88 5.62)

What #DB4879 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 #DB4879, 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.

#DB4879 Channel Values

How #DB4879 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 72 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 67% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 67% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 45% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB4879 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DB4879 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DB4879

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB4879; 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 #DB4879

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 #DB4879.

How #DB4879 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#DB4879
Protanopia#747478
Protanomaly#A76578
Deuteranopia#909074
Deuteranomaly#B37976
Tritanopia#D95050
Tritanomaly#DA4D63
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB4879 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-db4879: #DB4879;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB4879;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db4879': '#DB4879' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.282, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_db4879">#DB4879</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB4879"

More Pink Colors

#DB4879 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB4879 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB4879?

#DB4879 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(219, 72, 121) in RGB and hsl(340, 67%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #DB4879?

#DB4879 is rgb(219, 72, 121) — red 219, green 72, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB4879?

#DB4879 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 45%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB4879 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DB4879 scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB4879 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB4879 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 17.53, which is visibly different.

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