Information about #DB1748 color

#DB1748 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DB1748 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 23, 72) — 85.9% red, 9% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 89 / 67 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm red, #DB1748 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lipstick (#D5174E). Slightly further away sit Spanish Crimson (#E51A4C) and Crimson (#DC143C).

The recipe behind #DB1748 is rgb(219, 23, 72), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DB1748 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DB1748 color variations

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

#DB1748 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DB1748

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

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Debian Red color link
Debian Red

#D70A53

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

Husker Red color link
Husker Red

#E41C38

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Rusty Red color link
Rusty Red

#DA2C43

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Amaranth color link
Amaranth

#E52B50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DB1748
  • RGB219, 23, 72
  • CMYK0, 89, 67, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 23, 72)
  • HSL345°, 81%, 47%
  • HSL Precise345°, 80.992%, 47.451%
  • HSV345°, 89%, 86%
  • HSB345°, 89%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.090, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.090, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.090, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDB1748
  • DECIMAL ID14358344
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01