HEX atlas value

#DB544D

#DB544D is a warm red HEX color close to Indian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 84, 77, HSL 3, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.2194, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DB544D Sample readable text

HEX #DB544D

RGB rgb(219, 84, 77)

HSL hsl(3 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 62, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.2194

Contrast Black 5.39:1White 3.9:1

CSS

--color-db544d: #DB544D;
.background-db544d { background-color: #DB544D; }
.text-db544d { color: #DB544D; }

Luminance0.2194

Black text5.39:1AA Pass

White text3.9:1AA 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":"#DB544D","rgb":[219,84,77],"hsl":[3,66,58],"cmyk":[0,62,65,14],"luminance":0.2194,"contrast":{"black":5.39,"white":3.9}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4DD4DB","hex":"#4DD4DB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.76,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EA9D99","hex":"#EA9D99","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.78,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DB9B4D","hex":"#DB9B4D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.81,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A92923","hex":"#A92923","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.03,"contrastWhite":6.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#F23F36","hex":"#F23F36","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.54,"contrastWhite":3.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Indian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db544d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/roman-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spinel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4DD4DB","analogous":["#DB4D8D","#DB9B4D"],"triadic":["#4DDB54","#544DDB"],"tetradic":["#8DDB4D","#4DD4DB","#9B4DDB"],"splitComplementary":["#4DDB9B","#4D8DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EA9D99","#DB544D","#A92923"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EA9D99","dark":"#A92923","saturated":"#F23F36","desaturated":"#C36965","pastel":"#EAC0BE","neon":"#FF5A52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":22.02271554554524},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":22.02271554554524},{"slug":"spinel","name":"Spinel","hex":"#D83A56","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":31.827660925679098},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":33.03028912982749}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB544D

#DB544D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DB544D is visually closest to Indian Red, a named red color with HEX #CD5C5C.

The RGB channels are 219, 84, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 66% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2194, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.39:1AA Pass

White text3.9:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB544D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.39:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#4DD4DB#000000 text · best 11.76:1#4DD4DB

#EA9D99#000000 text · best 9.78:1#EA9D99

#DB9B4D#000000 text · best 8.81:1#DB9B4D

#A92923#FFFFFF text · best 6.94:1#A92923

#F23F36#000000 text · best 5.54:1#F23F36

Generated Palette

#DB544D#DB544D

#4DD4DB#4DD4DB

#DB4D8D#DB4D8D

#DB9B4D#DB9B4D

#EA9D99#EA9D99

#A92923#A92923

Color Harmonies

#4DD4DB#4DD4DB

#DB4D8D#DB4D8D

#DB9B4D#DB9B4D

#4DDB54#4DDB54

#544DDB#544DDB

Variants

#EA9D99#EA9D99

#A92923#A92923

#F23F36#F23F36

#C36965#C36965

#EAC0BE#EAC0BE

#FF5A52#FF5A52

Nearest Named Colors

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Spinel#D83A56

Vermilion#E34234

Cinnabar#E44D2E

#DB544D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB544D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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