Information about #DB162A color

#DB162A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DB162A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 22, 42) — 85.9% red, 8.6% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 90 / 81 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DB162A reads as a strongly colored warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Google Red (#D50F25). Slightly further away sit Ajax Red (#D2122E) and Geranium Lake (#E31230).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(219, 22, 42)), which gives #DB162A its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #DB162A: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DB162A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DB162A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DB162A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#AF1121

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#830D19

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#570910

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Black

#000000

#DB162A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#C92A3A

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Grey

#808080

#DB162A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DA1678

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#DA16C6

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#9F16DA

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#DB162A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#16DAC6
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#168CDA
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#16DA64
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#DA168C
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#29DA16
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#1629DA
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#DAC616
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#16DAC6
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#1629DA
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#8CDA16
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#16DAC6
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#6416DA
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Nearest named colors to #DB162A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Google Red color link
Google Red

#D50F25

Ajax Red color link
Ajax Red

#D2122E

Geranium Lake color link
Geranium Lake

#E31230

Stop Red color link
Stop Red

#CF142B

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Amaranth Red color link
Amaranth Red

#D3212D

Philippine Red color link
Philippine Red

#CE1127

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Egypt Red color link
Egypt Red

#CE1126

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

#DB162A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DB162A
  • RGB219, 22, 42
  • CMYK0, 90, 81, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 22, 42)
  • HSL354°, 82%, 47%
  • HSL Precise353.909°, 81.743%, 47.255%
  • HSV354°, 90%, 86%
  • HSB354°, 90%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.086, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.086, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.086, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDB162A
  • DECIMAL ID14358058
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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