HSBC Red Brand Color

Facebook Twitter E-Mail Pinterest Reddit WhatsApp LinkedIn

Color Name

HSBC Red

Hex Color Code

#DB0011

RGB Color Code

RGB(219, 0, 17)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 100.0%, 92.2%, 14.1%

Interior & Exterior Paint | Explore Colors

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 15.1. 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

LRV 15.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 15.1 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.

AA: AAA:

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

HEX #DB0011

Hex triplet: #DB0011
Red: DB
Green: 00
Blue: 11

RGBA / RGB rgb(219, 0, 17)

Red: 219 (85.9%)
Green: 0 (0.0%)
Blue: 17 (6.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 92.24%
Key: 14.12%

HSL hsl(355.34deg, 100.0 %, 42.9 %)

Hue: 355.34°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 42.94 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 355.34°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 85.88 %

RYB ryb(243, 34, 43)

Red: 243 (95.1%)
Yellow: 34 (13.2%)
Blue: 43 (16.8%)

HWB

Hue: 355.34°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 14.12 %

CMY

Cyan: 14.12%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 93.33%

XYZ

X: 29.31
Y: 15.1
Z: 1.9

YXY

Y1: 15.1
X: 0.63
Y2: 0.33

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

Other

LRV: ~ 15.1 %
Munsell Color System: 6.9R 4.4/19.4

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to HSBC Red (Other - Brand)

These are the named colors closest to HSBC Red (Other - Brand), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#D92121 Color Maximum Red

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#D40000 Color Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#E30022 Color Cadmium Red

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#CF1020 Color Lava

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

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

#DA291C Color PANTONE 485 C

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#D6001C Color PANTONE 2035 C

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#E10600 Color PANTONE 2347 C

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#C63527 Color PANTONE 7626 C

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

Pantone TCX

HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of HSBC Red to Pantone TCX

#D01C1F Color PANTONE 18-1664 TCX - Fiery Red

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#CA3422 Color PANTONE 18-1564 TCX - Poinciana

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#DA321C Color PANTONE 18-1561 TCX - Orange.com

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

#D0342C Color PANTONE 18-1559 TCX - Red Alert

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

British Standard 4800

HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of HSBC Red to British Standard 4800

#DC1E04 Color BS 04-E-51 - Salmon Red (Lobster)

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#BB0000 Color BS 04-E-56 - Carnival Red

93.21% match | ΔE 6.79

RAL Classic

HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of HSBC Red to RAL Classic

#CC2C24 Color RAL 3028 - Pure Red

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#BF3922 Color RAL 2002 - Vermilion

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

#BB1E10 Color RAL 3020 - Traffic Red

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

RAL Design

HSBC Red similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of HSBC Red to RAL Design

#D1462C Color RAL 040 50 70 - Pompeii Red

93.86% match | ΔE 6.14

#CA4E33 Color RAL 040 50 60 - Fox Red

92.38% match | ΔE 7.62

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#DB0011 Color HSBC Red

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#E50914 Color Netflix Red

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#E60012 Color Nintendo Red

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#EB001B Color Mastercard Red

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

#E8000D Color KU Crimson

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#CC0000 Color Boston University Red (BU Red)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

Paint similar to HSBC Red (Other - Brand)

These are the real paint colors closest to HSBC Red (Other - Brand) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from HSBC Red once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of HSBC Red to Benjamin Moore

#CF312B Color Vermilion (2002-10)

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

#D33B2B Color Redstone (2009-10)

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#CA2C2C Color Ruby Red (2001-10)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#C92E2E Color Red (2000-10)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

Valspar

HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of HSBC Red to Valspar

#D63D2B Color Scarlet Sun (1011-1)

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#C23B22 Color Steelhead Redd (V007-3)

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#C33D25 Color Steelhead Redd (8001-14G)

94.81% match | ΔE 5.19

#C23730 Color Scarlet Tanager (M212)

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

Behr

HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of HSBC Red to Behr

#C93F38 Color 100 Mph (P170-7)

93.41% match | ΔE 6.59

#D04838 Color Top Tomato (P180-7)

93.12% match | ΔE 6.88

#BE3C37 Color Flirt Alert (P150-7)

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

#CF4944 Color Race Car Stripe (P170-6)

91.18% match | ΔE 8.82

Sherwin Williams

HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of HSBC Red to Sherwin Williams

#C33A36 Color Stop (SW 6869)

93.11% match | ΔE 6.89

#BF2D32 Color Real Red (SW 6868)

92.29% match | ΔE 7.71

#C04D35 Color Cayenne (SW 6881)

92.18% match | ΔE 7.82

#B44B34 Color Hearty Orange (SW 6622)

91.27% match | ΔE 8.73

Dunn-Edwards

HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of HSBC Red to Dunn-Edwards

#D63D3B Color Red Power (DEA 108)

93.00% match | ΔE 7.00

#CB3D3C Color Heart Throb (DET 412)

92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

#CE4E35 Color Bonfire Flame (DEA 109)

92.37% match | ΔE 7.63

#BC3033 Color Hot Jazz (DEA 107)

91.93% match | ΔE 8.07

PPG Paints

HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of HSBC Red to PPG Paints

#C9543A Color Cinnamon Stone (PPG1193-7)

91.08% match | ΔE 8.92

#BC5339 Color Orange Vermillion (PPG1194-7)

90.71% match | ΔE 9.29

#B44940 Color Teaberry Blossom (PPG1189-7)

90.14% match | ΔE 9.86

#AA423A Color Rum Punch (PPG1190-7)

89.40% match | ΔE 10.60

Farrow & Ball

HSBC Red similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of HSBC Red to Farrow & Ball

#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)

89.70% match | ΔE 10.30

#AE5042 Color Harissa (9916)

89.05% match | ΔE 10.95

#C35A4A Color Copenhagen Roof (9816)

88.99% match | ΔE 11.01

#CF5E3E Color Charlotte's Locks (268)

88.57% match | ΔE 11.43

Color Combinations

View more HSBC Red - #DB0011 color palettes and coordinating colors

420005

750009

A8000D

DB0011

FF0F22

FF4251

FF7580

Monochromatic Color Palette

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.

CA00DB

DB007E

DB0011

DB5D00

DBCA00

Analogous Color Palette

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.

DB0011

11DB00

0011DB

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

DB0011

7EDB00

00DBCA

5D00DB

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

DB0011

DE1928

E23340

E54C58

E96670

ED7F88

F0999F

F4B2B7

F7CCCF

FBE5E7

FFFFFF

HSBC Red - #DB0011 Tints

DB0011

C5000F

AF000D

99000B

83000A

6D0008

570006

410005

2B0003

150001

000000

HSBC Red - #DB0011 Shades

View more HSBC Red - #DB0011 color palettes and color scheme combinations

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.