What color is #DB1459?

#DB1459 is a vivid rose known as Rubylicious. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rubylicious?

The RGB value is 219, 20, 89: 219 red, 20 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rubylicious?

The complementary color is #14DB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DB1459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rubylicious color: hex code #DB1459

#DB1459 rgb(219, 20, 89)

Shades of pink

Rubylicious has the hex code #DB1459. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 7.8% green and 34.9% blue (219, 20, 89).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 83% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 59% yellow and 14% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

Rubylicious (#DB1459) color codes

HEX	`#DB1459`
RGB	`rgb(219, 20, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 7.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 83%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 91%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 59%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, 72.12, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 73.92, 12.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.27, 16.287, 10.946)`
Decimal	`14357593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rubylicious, 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 #DB1459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DB1459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	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 #DB1459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #db1459; }
.text { color: #db1459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db1459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 20 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #db1459, #db3314); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DB1459 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DB1459?: #DB1459 is a vivid rose known as Rubylicious. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rubylicious?: The RGB value is 219, 20, 89: 219 red, 20 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rubylicious?: The complementary color is #14DB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DB1459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.