Information about #DB261C color

#DB261C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DB261C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 38, 28) — 85.9% red, 14.9% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 71 / 75 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DB261C 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 hair away from Pursuit (#D9251D). Slightly further away sit Bolivia Red (#DA291C) and Maximum Red (#D92121).

The recipe behind #DB261C is rgb(219, 38, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #DB261C: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DB261C color variations

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

#DB261C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DB261C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DB261C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DB261C 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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#DB261C 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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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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#1C71D9
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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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#D91C71
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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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#1CD926
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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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#CFD91C
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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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#71D91C
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Nearest named colors to #DB261C

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

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Brown Madder color link
Brown Madder

#DB2929

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Permanent Geranium Lake color link
Permanent Geranium Lake

#E12C2C

Grapefruit color link
Grapefruit

#DC381F

#DB261C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DB261C
  • RGB219, 38, 28
  • CMYK0, 71, 75, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 38, 28)
  • HSL3°, 77%, 48%
  • HSL Precise3.141°, 77.328%, 48.431%
  • HSV3°, 87%, 86%
  • HSB3°, 87%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.149, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.149, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.149, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDB261C
  • DECIMAL ID14362140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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