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#DB2217 Snake Fruit

#DB2217 is a medium, vivid red named Snake Fruit. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 13.3% green and 9.0% blue (rgb(219, 34, 23)). Its HSL value is 3° hue, 81% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 89% yellow and 14% black. #DB2217 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.94:1.

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Variations of #DB2217

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DB2217 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DB2217 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DB2217 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8E7E02
  • Protanopia 53% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #625711
  • Protanomaly 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91520B
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E7E02
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A96905
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F20023
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E5001C
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #707070
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #956363

#DB2217 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.94:1 Good#DB2217 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.25:1 Poor#DB2217 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#DB2217 in CSS

/* Snake Fruit */
.color { color: #DB2217; }
.background { background-color: #DB2217; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DB2217; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 34 23);
color: hsl(3 81% 47%);
color: oklch(0.572 0.218 29.4);

#DB2217 FAQ

What color is #DB2217?

#DB2217 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Snake Fruit. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DB2217?

#DB2217 is rgb(219, 34, 23) in RGB, hsl(3, 81%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 84%, 89%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DB2217?

The complementary color of #DB2217 is #17D0DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DB2217?

White text has the best contrast on #DB2217: 4.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DB2217 a warm or cool color?

#DB2217 is a warm color.