HEX atlas value

#DB594D

#DB594D is a warm red HEX color close to Indian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 89, 77, HSL 5, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.2274, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DB594D Sample readable text

HEX #DB594D

RGB rgb(219, 89, 77)

HSL hsl(5 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 59, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.2274

Contrast Black 5.55:1White 3.79:1

CSS

--color-db594d: #DB594D;
.background-db594d { background-color: #DB594D; }
.text-db594d { color: #DB594D; }

Luminance0.2274

Black text5.55:1AA Pass

White text3.79:1AA 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":"#DB594D","rgb":[219,89,77],"hsl":[5,66,58],"cmyk":[0,59,65,14],"luminance":0.2274,"contrast":{"black":5.55,"white":3.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4DCFDB","hex":"#4DCFDB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.26,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EAA099","hex":"#EAA099","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DBA04D","hex":"#DBA04D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db594d.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/terracotta.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4DCFDB","analogous":["#DB4D88","#DBA04D"],"triadic":["#4DDB59","#594DDB"],"tetradic":["#88DB4D","#4DCFDB","#A04DDB"],"splitComplementary":["#4DDBA0","#4D88DB"],"monochromatic":["#EAA099","#DB594D","#A92E23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAA099","dark":"#A92E23","saturated":"#F24536","desaturated":"#C36D65","pastel":"#EAC1BE","neon":"#FF6052"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":29.49576240750525},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"spinel","name":"Spinel","hex":"#D83A56","distance":32.41913015489465}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB594D

#DB594D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DB594D is visually closest to Indian Red, a named red color with HEX #CD5C5C.

The RGB channels are 219, 89, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg 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 0.2274, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.55:1AA Pass

White text3.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB594D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.55:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#4DCFDB#000000 text · best 11.26:1#4DCFDB

#EAA099#000000 text · best 9.99:1#EAA099

#DBA04D#000000 text · best 9.15:1#DBA04D

Burnt Sienna#000000 text · best 7.08:1#E97451

Terracotta#000000 text · best 6.79:1#E2725B

Generated Palette

#DB594D#DB594D

#4DCFDB#4DCFDB

#DB4D88#DB4D88

#DBA04D#DBA04D

#EAA099#EAA099

#A92E23#A92E23

Color Harmonies

#4DCFDB#4DCFDB

#DB4D88#DB4D88

#DBA04D#DBA04D

#4DDB59#4DDB59

#594DDB#594DDB

Variants

#EAA099#EAA099

#A92E23#A92E23

#F24536#F24536

#C36D65#C36D65

#EAC1BE#EAC1BE

#FF6052#FF6052

Nearest Named Colors

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Spinel#D83A56

#DB594D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB594D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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