What color is #DB304A?

#DB304A is a moderate red known as Anarchist. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Anarchist?

The RGB value is 219, 48, 74: 219 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Anarchist?

The complementary color is #30DBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DB304A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Anarchist color: hex code #DB304A

#DB304A rgb(219, 48, 74)

Shades of red

Anarchist has the hex code #DB304A. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 18.8% green and 29% blue (219, 48, 74).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 70% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 66% yellow and 14% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

Anarchist (#DB304A) color codes

HEX	`#DB304A`
RGB	`rgb(219, 48, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 18.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 70%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 78%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 66%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, 65.46, 27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 71.07, 22.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.51, 17.673, 8.229)`
Decimal	`14364746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Anarchist, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DB304A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DB304A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DB304A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #db304a; }
.text { color: #db304a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db304a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 48 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #db304a, #db6b30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

See #DB304A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DB304A?: #DB304A is a moderate red known as Anarchist. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Anarchist?: The RGB value is 219, 48, 74: 219 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Anarchist?: The complementary color is #30DBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DB304A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.