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#DB4E39 — Red

#DB4E39 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #DB4E39 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.

#DB4E39 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 #39C5DB; it also sits naturally between #DB3974 and #DB9F39. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB4E39 · RGB 219, 78, 57

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Color values

HEX#DB4E39
RGB219, 78, 57
HSL8°, 69%, 54%
HSV8°, 74%, 86%
CMYK0%, 64%, 74%, 14%
XYZ32.68, 20.80, 6.16
Yxy20.80, 0.5478, 0.3488
CIE-Lab52.73, 54.00, 41.71
Hunter Lab45.61, 51.30, 22.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 31% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 74% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB4E39 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB4E39 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB4E39

.text { color: #DB4E39; }
.background { background-color: #DB4E39; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB4E39; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 78, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 69%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB4E39; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 78, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB4E39; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 78, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB4E39">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB4E39">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB4E39

#D33E27#BE3723#A8311F#932B1B#7D2517#671E13#52180F#3C120B#270B07#110503

Tints of #DB4E39

#DE5E4A#E16D5B#E58071#E89082#EB9F93#EEAEA5#F2BEB6#F6D1CB#F9E0DD#FCF0EE

Tones of #DB4E39

#CF5744#C36050#B7685C#AD7067#A17872#95817E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #39C5DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.07:1 AA large only
Against black text5.16:1 AA

Best text color on #DB4E39: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB4E39

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DB4E39: ·

How #DB4E39 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9D3EDeuteranopia · #A6B13FTritanopia · #D44243

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB4E39 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Harbor
#AD150F · #D65139 · #DF845C · #E7B18A
Palette 5eabd6
#5EABD6 · #FEFBC7 · #FFB4B4 · #E14434
Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Hidden Ruby Bloom
#BA52DB · #D82894 · #DB413F · #DEA640

Similar colors

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

#D65139#E14434#DD4530#D74B45#CD4E38#DB413F#D45643#DD403F#E45742#D93F35#DD5746#D84040

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB4E38  ·  #DB4E3A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB4E39?

#DB4E39 is Red, a red color (RGB 219, 78, 57). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB4E39?

#DB4E39 is RGB 219, 78, 57 — HSL 8°, 69%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 74%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB4E39?

Its complement is #39C5DB; analogous partners are #DB3974 and #DB9F39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB4E39 for text?

Black text on #DB4E39 has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.07:1.