#DB304AAnarchist (#DB304A) is a mid-tone, vivid red with an OKLCH hue of 19°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.205. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DB304A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 48, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 70%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 78%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78%, 66%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.1 65.5 27.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.587 0.205 19) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Anarchist is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#db2a44 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#df2e48 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#db304a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dc314b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Anarchist in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.63:1 and against black 4.53:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffc1c1 · #ff7e84 · #db304a · #b60a33 · #7c001e · #46000c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ed7e35 · #e75a38 · #db304a · #bb2361 · #991d6d · #761a70
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#fda300 · #c28f4f · #db304a · #ac2037 · #840021 · #3e2400
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dfe5 · #c18e8f · #db304a · #913e43 · #6b2329 · #3f1115
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddf8f9 · #af8e8d · #db304a · #546667 · #3d1e1f · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bbcdcd · #8ca0a1 · #0b2728 · #000506 · #db304a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7d5af · #37bcef · #db304a · #8a5677 · #2a3760 · #03082d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c1dbbd · #75bccc · #db304a · #46765a · #2b3750 · #1d0512
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#defcd5 · #5eae43 · #db304a · #005acb · #00245d · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5f6c6 · #a09d00 · #db304a · #007174 · #2d0070 · #000202
#E85663 · #F4767C · #FF9396 · #FFB5B5 · #FFD4D3
#BA1C39 · #9A0028 · #76001C · #550011 · #350007
#CA4B56 · #B85D61 · #A46A6B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.