Information about #DB8080 color

#DB8080 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DB8080 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 128, 128) — 85.9% red, 50.2% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 36 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DB8080 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sea Pink (#DB817E). Slightly further away sit New York Pink (#D7837F) and My Pink (#D68B80).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(219, 128, 128)), which gives #DB8080 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DB8080 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DB8080 color variations

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

#DB8080 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 #DB8080

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

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

My Pink color link
My Pink

#D68B80

Geraldine color link
Geraldine

#E77B75

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

Ugly Pink color link
Ugly Pink

#CD7584

Candy Pink color link
Candy Pink

#E4717A

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Charm color link
Charm

#D0748B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DB8080
  • RGB219, 128, 128
  • CMYK0, 36, 36, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 128, 128)
  • HSL0°, 56%, 68%
  • HSL Precise0°, 55.828%, 68.039%
  • HSV0°, 42%, 86%
  • HSB0°, 42%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.502, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.502, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.502, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDB8080
  • DECIMAL ID14385280
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01