Palettes / Colors / #DB5166

#DB5166 — Red

#DB5166 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #DB5166 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.

#DB5166 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 #51DBC7; it also sits naturally between #DB51AB and #DB8251. 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 32% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 53% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB5166

.text { color: #DB5166; }
.background { background-color: #DB5166; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB5166; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 81, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 66%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB5166; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 81, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB5166; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 81, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB5166">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB5166">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB5166

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #51DBC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB5166: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB5166

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 #DB5166 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 #DB5166 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 #DB5166?

#DB5166 is Red, a red color (RGB 219, 81, 102). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB5166?

#DB5166 is RGB 219, 81, 102 — HSL 351°, 66%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 53%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB5166?

Its complement is #51DBC7; analogous partners are #DB51AB and #DB8251. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB5166 for text?

Black text on #DB5166 has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.90:1.