Palettes / Colors / #DB2240

#DB2240 — Red

#DB2240 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#DB2240 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 #22DDBE; it also sits naturally between #DD229F and #DD6022. 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 13% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 71% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB2240

.text { color: #DB2240; }
.background { background-color: #DB2240; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB2240; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 34, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 73%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB2240; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 34, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB2240; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 34, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB2240">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB2240">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB2240

Tints of #DB2240

Tones of #DB2240

Color harmonies

Complementary — #22DDBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB2240: #FFFFFF.

How #DB2240 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 #DB2240 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

← #DB223F  ·  #DB2241 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB2240?

#DB2240 is Red, a red color (RGB 219, 34, 64). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB2240?

#DB2240 is RGB 219, 34, 64 — HSL 350°, 73%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 71%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB2240?

Its complement is #22DDBE; analogous partners are #DD229F and #DD6022. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB2240 for text?

White text on #DB2240 has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.