Palettes / Colors / #DB062D

#DB062D — Vivid Red

#DB062D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #DB062D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DB062D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #06DBB4; it also sits naturally between #DB0697 and #DB4906. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 2% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 79% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DB062D

.text { color: #DB062D; }
.background { background-color: #DB062D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB062D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 6, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 95%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB062D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 6, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB062D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 6, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB062D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB062D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB062D

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Tones of #DB062D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06DBB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB062D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB062D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DB062D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB062D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB062C  ·  #DB062E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB062D?

#DB062D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 219, 6, 45). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB062D?

#DB062D is RGB 219, 6, 45 — HSL 349°, 95%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 79%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB062D?

Its complement is #06DBB4; analogous partners are #DB0697 and #DB4906. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB062D for text?

White text on #DB062D has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.08:1.