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#DB5259

#db5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.56% magenta, 59.36% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.93°, with 65.55% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.2182

Complementary

  1. #db5259
  2. #52dbd4

Split complementary

  1. #db5259
  2. #52db8f
  3. #529edb

Analogous

  1. #db529e
  2. #db5259
  3. #db8f52

Triadic

  1. #db5259
  2. #59db52
  3. #5259db

Tetradic

  1. #db5259
  2. #dbd452
  3. #52dbd4
  4. #5259db

Square

  1. #db5259
  2. #9edb52
  3. #52dbd4
  4. #8f52db

Monochromatic

  1. #7b191e
  2. #ba272e
  3. #db5259
  4. #e89196
  5. #f5d1d3

Shades

#db5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db5259
  2. #c54a50
  3. #af4247
  4. #99393e
  5. #833135
  6. #6e292d
  7. #582124
  8. #42191b
  9. #2c1012
  10. #160809
  11. #000000

Tints

#db5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db5259
  2. #df636a
  3. #e2757a
  4. #e6868b
  5. #e9979b
  6. #eda9ac
  7. #f1babd
  8. #f4cbcd
  9. #f8dcde
  10. #fbeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db5259
  2. #d2575d
  3. #c95b61
  4. #c06065
  5. #b76469
  6. #ae696d
  7. #a46e70
  8. #9b7274
  9. #927778
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac7173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746e58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978b56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef3756 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a86459 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b67957 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e74357 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db5259 {
  color: #db5259;
}
Background
.bg-db5259 {
  background-color: #db5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db5259 {
  border: 2px solid #db5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db5259, #db8f52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 2.91 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.46 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.04 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.47 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.88 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.23 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 8.29 #24ada6 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#db5259  rgb(219, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 66%, 59%)  Indian Red
#52dbd4  rgb(82, 219, 212)  hsl(177, 66%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#59db52  rgb(89, 219, 82)  hsl(117, 66%, 59%)  Malachite
#5259db  rgb(82, 89, 219)  hsl(237, 66%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue