HEX atlas value

#DB2424

#DB2424 is a warm red HEX color close to Persian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 36, 36, HSL 0, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.1645, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#DB2424 Sample readable text

HEX #DB2424

RGB rgb(219, 36, 36)

HSL hsl(0 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 84, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.1645

Contrast Black 4.29:1White 4.9:1

CSS

--color-db2424: #DB2424;
.background-db2424 { background-color: #DB2424; }
.text-db2424 { color: #DB2424; }

Luminance0.1645

Black text4.29:1AA Fail

White text4.9:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DB2424","rgb":[219,36,36],"hsl":[0,72,50],"cmyk":[0,84,84,14],"luminance":0.1645,"contrast":{"black":4.29,"white":4.9}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#24DBDB","hex":"#24DBDB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.23,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8C1717","hex":"#8C1717","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E87373","hex":"#E87373","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.13,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#DB8024","hex":"#DB8024","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.13,"contrastWhite":2.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cherry Red","hex":"#D2042D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.8,"contrastWhite":5.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Persian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db2424.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#24DBDB","analogous":["#DB2480","#DB8024"],"triadic":["#24DB24","#2424DB"],"tetradic":["#80DB24","#24DBDB","#7F24DB"],"splitComplementary":["#24DB80","#247FDB"],"monochromatic":["#E87373","#DB2424","#8C1717"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E87373","dark":"#8C1717","saturated":"#F70808","desaturated":"#BF4040","pastel":"#E49B9B","neon":"#FF2929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":25.98076211353316},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":28.035691537752374},{"slug":"crimson","name":"Crimson","hex":"#DC143C","distance":28.861739379323623},{"slug":"cherry-red","name":"Cherry Red","hex":"#D2042D","distance":34.438350715445125},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":34.92849839314596}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB2424

#DB2424 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #DB2424 is visually closest to Persian Red, a named red color with HEX #CC3333.

The RGB channels are 219, 36, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 72% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1645, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.98, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.29:1AA Fail

White text4.9:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB2424 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.29:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.9:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#24DBDB#000000 text · best 12.23:1#24DBDB

#8C1717#FFFFFF text · best 9.33:1#8C1717

#E87373#000000 text · best 7.13:1#E87373

#DB8024#000000 text · best 7.13:1#DB8024

Cherry Red#FFFFFF text · best 5.53:1#D2042D

Generated Palette

#DB2424#DB2424

#24DBDB#24DBDB

#DB2480#DB2480

#DB8024#DB8024

#E87373#E87373

#8C1717#8C1717

Color Harmonies

#24DBDB#24DBDB

#DB2480#DB2480

#DB8024#DB8024

#24DB24#24DB24

#2424DB#2424DB

Variants

#E87373#E87373

#8C1717#8C1717

#F70808#F70808

#BF4040#BF4040

#E49B9B#E49B9B

#FF2929#FF2929

Nearest Named Colors

Persian Red#CC3333

Poppy Red#DC343B

Crimson#DC143C

Cherry Red#D2042D

Vermilion#E34234

#DB2424

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB2424

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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