HEX atlas value

#DB4824

#DB4824 is a warm red HEX color close to Cinnabar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 72, 36, HSL 12, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.1982, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#DB4824 Sample readable text

HEX #DB4824

RGB rgb(219, 72, 36)

HSL hsl(12 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 67, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.1982

Contrast Black 4.96:1White 4.23:1

CSS

--color-db4824: #DB4824;
.background-db4824 { background-color: #DB4824; }
.text-db4824 { color: #DB4824; }

Luminance0.1982

Black text4.96:1AA Pass

White text4.23:1AA Fail

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":"#DB4824","rgb":[219,72,36],"hsl":[12,72,50],"cmyk":[0,67,84,14],"luminance":0.1982,"contrast":{"black":4.96,"white":4.23}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBA424","hex":"#DBA424","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.35,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#24B7DB","hex":"#24B7DB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.87,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8C2E17","hex":"#8C2E17","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E88A73","hex":"#E88A73","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.31,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.02,"contrastWhite":3.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Cinnabar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db4824.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#24B7DB","analogous":["#DB245B","#DBA424"],"triadic":["#24DB48","#4824DB"],"tetradic":["#5BDB24","#24B7DB","#A424DB"],"splitComplementary":["#24DBA4","#245BDB"],"monochromatic":["#E88A73","#DB4824","#8C2E17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E88A73","dark":"#8C2E17","saturated":"#F73808","desaturated":"#BF5940","pastel":"#E4A99B","neon":"#FF5429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":29.8496231131986},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":30.495901363953813}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB4824

#DB4824 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #DB4824 is visually closest to Cinnabar, a named red color with HEX #E44D2E.

The RGB channels are 219, 72, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.1982, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.96:1AA Pass

White text4.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB4824 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.96:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBA424#000000 text · best 9.35:1#DBA424

#24B7DB#000000 text · best 8.87:1#24B7DB

#8C2E17#FFFFFF text · best 8.34:1#8C2E17

#E88A73#000000 text · best 8.31:1#E88A73

Fire Opal#000000 text · best 6.02:1#E95C20

Generated Palette

#DB4824#DB4824

#24B7DB#24B7DB

#DB245B#DB245B

#DBA424#DBA424

#E88A73#E88A73

#8C2E17#8C2E17

Color Harmonies

#24B7DB#24B7DB

#DB245B#DB245B

#DBA424#DBA424

#24DB48#24DB48

#4824DB#4824DB

Variants

#E88A73#E88A73

#8C2E17#8C2E17

#F73808#F73808

#BF5940#BF5940

#E4A99B#E4A99B

#FF5429#FF5429

Nearest Named Colors

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Vermilion#E34234

Fire Opal#E95C20

Persian Red#CC3333

Poppy Red#DC343B

#DB4824

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB4824

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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