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#DB5248 Color

#DB5248 is rgb(219, 82, 72) in RGB, hsl(4, 67%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 67%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Punch (#DC4C4C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB5248
HEX#DB5248
RGBrgb(219, 82, 72)
HSLhsl(4, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(4, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 67%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.174 27.4)
LABlab(54.24% 54.12 35.66)
LCHlch(54.24% 64.82 33.38)

What #DB5248 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 #DB5248, 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.

#DB5248 Channel Values

How #DB5248 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 82 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 67% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 67% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 67% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB5248 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 text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DB5248 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DB5248

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB5248; 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 #DB5248

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 #DB5248.

How #DB5248 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#DB5248
Protanopia#797946
Protanomaly#A96B47
Deuteranopia#93933E
Deuteranomaly#B47E42
Tritanopia#DB5151
Tritanomaly#DB514D
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB5248 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-db5248: #DB5248;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB5248;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db5248': '#DB5248' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.322, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_db5248">#DB5248</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB5248"

More Red Colors

#DB5248 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB5248 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB5248?

#DB5248 is a mid-tone red — rgb(219, 82, 72) in RGB and hsl(4, 67%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Punch (#DC4C4C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #DB5248?

#DB5248 is rgb(219, 82, 72) — red 219, green 82, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB5248?

#DB5248 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 67%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB5248 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DB5248 scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB5248 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB5248 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 15.04, which is visibly different.

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