Skip to the color picker

#db6566 color: Red Geranium

#db6566 is rgb(219, 101, 102) in RGB and oklch(65.05% 0.14851 21.561) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

359°
100%

65.1%
0.149
22°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #db6566

#db6566 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 65.1% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Geranium (#d76968). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #db6566 mixed with white

  1. db6566
  2. e17575
  3. e68583
  4. ea9592
  5. efa4a1
  6. f3b3b1
  7. f6c2c0
  8. f9d2cf
  9. fbe1df
  10. fdf0ef

Darker: #db6566 mixed with black

  1. db6566
  2. be5758
  3. a2494a
  4. 873c3c
  5. 6d2f2f
  6. 542223
  7. 3c1717
  8. 260c0c
  9. 110304
  10. 020000

Calmer: #db6566 with less saturation

  1. db6566
  2. d46b6a
  3. ce706f
  4. c77573
  5. c07977
  6. b97d7b
  7. b1817f
  8. a98583
  9. a18987
  10. 988c8b

Questions about #db6566

What color is #db6566?

#db6566 is soft red. The closest named color is Red Geranium. In RGB it is rgb(219, 101, 102), in HSL hsl(359.49, 62.11%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.05% 0.14851 21.561).

What colors go well with #db6566?

The complementary color of #db6566 is #00a6b0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d16599 and #d4712a. The triadic partners are #55a54b and #5b8de9.

Is white or black text more readable on #db6566?

White text reads better on #db6566: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #db6566 a warm or cool color?

#db6566 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 65.1% and its chroma 0.149.