Close to Raspberry
#DB0551
#DB0551 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Raspberry. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 2% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 339°, with 96% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DB0551.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.15:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DB0551 as they’d see it.
#DB0551 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DB0551
What color is #DB0551?
#DB0551 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Raspberry. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 2% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 339°, with 96% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #DB0551 in RGB?
#DB0551 is rgb(219, 5, 81): 219 red, 5 green, and 81 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DB0551 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 63, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DB0551?
PANTONE Rubine Red C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DB0551?
Its complement #157E53 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.