Palettes / Colors / #DB2D36

#DB2D36 — Red

#DB2D36 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#DB2D36 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 #2EDCD3; it also sits naturally between #DC2E8D and #DC7C2E. 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 18% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 75% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB2D36

.text { color: #DB2D36; }
.background { background-color: #DB2D36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB2D36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 45, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB2D36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 45, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB2D36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 45, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB2D36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB2D36">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB2D36

Tints of #DB2D36

Tones of #DB2D36

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EDCD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB2D36: #FFFFFF.

How #DB2D36 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 #DB2D36

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB2D36 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB2D36?

#DB2D36 is Red, a red color (RGB 219, 45, 54). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB2D36?

#DB2D36 is RGB 219, 45, 54 — HSL 357°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 75%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB2D36?

Its complement is #2EDCD3; analogous partners are #DC2E8D and #DC7C2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB2D36 for text?

White text on #DB2D36 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.