What color is #DB2217?

#DB2217 is a vivid red known as Snake Fruit. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Snake Fruit?

The RGB value is 219, 34, 23: 219 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Snake Fruit?

The complementary color is #17D0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DB2217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Snake Fruit color: hex code #DB2217

#DB2217 rgb(219, 34, 23)

Shades of red

Snake Fruit has the hex code #DB2217. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 13.3% green and 9% blue (219, 34, 23).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 89% yellow and 14% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

Snake Fruit (#DB2217) color codes

HEX	`#DB2217`
RGB	`rgb(219, 34, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 13.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 89%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 89%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.33, 67.25, 53.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.33, 85.82, 38.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.944, 16.271, 2.374)`
Decimal	`14361111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Snake Fruit, 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 #DB2217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DB2217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #DB2217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #db2217; }
.text { color: #db2217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db2217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 34 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #db2217, #db8417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #DB2217 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DB2217?: #DB2217 is a vivid red known as Snake Fruit. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Snake Fruit?: The RGB value is 219, 34, 23: 219 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Snake Fruit?: The complementary color is #17D0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DB2217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.