About HSBC Red Color
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world. HSBC Red is the primary color of HSBC. Along with the white and black color, HSBC Red color provides visual identity, brand awareness, and consistency to the HSBC brand. Read more on HSBC brand guidelines and colors here.
What color is HSBC Red?
HSBC Red color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for HSBC Red is #DB0011, and the RGB color code is RGB(219, 0, 17).
In the RGB color model, HSBC Red has a red value of 219, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 17. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 92.2% yellow, and 14.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 355.3° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 42.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, HSBC Red has a hue of 355.3° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 85.9 % brightness/value.
HSBC Red is cool or warm?
The color HSBC Red is a warm color.
What is the LRV of HSBC Red? (For interior and product design)
HSBC Red has an LRV of nearly 15. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
HSBC Red
Light Color
Compare LRV 15 of HSBC Red with dark and light Color
Is HSBC Red Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color HSBC Red meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Change Background Color:
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
HSBC Red (Other - Brand) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(355.34deg, 100.0 %, 42.9 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 355.34°
W: 0.00 %
B: 14.12 %
XYZ
X : 29.31
Y : 15.1
Z : 1.9
YXY
Y1 : 15.1
X : 0.63
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 14.12%
M : 100.00%
Y : 93.33%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 45.77
A : 71.56
B : 54.63
CIE-Lch
L : 45.77
C : 90.03
H : 37.36
CIE-Luv
L : 45.77
U : 149.07
V : 30.54
Hunter-Lab
L : 38.86
A : 66.65
B : 24.3
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to HSBC Red (Other - Brand)
Here are the colors similar to HSBC Red (Other - Brand). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of HSBC Red to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of HSBC Red to Pantone TCX
British Standard 4800
HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of HSBC Red to British Standard 4800
RAL Classic
HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of HSBC Red to RAL Classic
RAL Design
HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of HSBC Red to RAL Design
Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to HSBC Red (Other - Brand)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to HSBC Red (Other - Brand). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Benjamin Moore
HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of HSBC Red to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of HSBC Red to Valspar
Behr
HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of HSBC Red to Behr
Sherwin Williams
HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of HSBC Red to Sherwin Williams
Dunn-Edwards
HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of HSBC Red to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of HSBC Red to PPG Paints
Color Combinations
View more HSBC Red - #DB0011 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
DB0011
HSBC Red
00DBCA
Turquoise*
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of HSBC Red - #DB0011?
Color that best contrast with HSBC Red - #DB0011 is #00DBCA,
color name is Turquoise*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments HSBC Red - #DB0011?
Complementary or Opposite color for HSBC Red - #DB0011 is #00DBCA,
color name is Turquoise*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Mobile app mockup example for HSBC Red - #DB0011 color
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Chart visualization example with HSBC Red - #DB0011 color
HSBC Red - #DB0011 Color Images and Patterns
