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#8D021B

#8d021b ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8d021b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 0.78% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.58% magenta, 80.85% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 349.21°, with 97.2% saturation and 28.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0579

Complementary

  1. #8d021b
  2. #028d74

Split complementary

  1. #8d021b
  2. #028d2f
  3. #02608d

Analogous

  1. #8d0260
  2. #8d021b
  3. #8d2f02

Triadic

  1. #8d021b
  2. #1b8d02
  3. #021b8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d021b
  2. #8d7402
  3. #028d74
  4. #021b8d

Square

  1. #8d021b
  2. #608d02
  3. #028d74
  4. #2f028d

Monochromatic

  1. #140004
  2. #42010d
  3. #8d021b
  4. #d80329
  5. #fc2c51

Shades

#8d021b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d021b
  2. #7f0218
  3. #710216
  4. #630113
  5. #550110
  6. #47010e
  7. #38010b
  8. #2a0108
  9. #1c0005
  10. #0e0003
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d021b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d021b
  2. #981b32
  3. #a43549
  4. #af4e5f
  5. #bb6776
  6. #c6818d
  7. #d19aa4
  8. #ddb3bb
  9. #e8ccd1
  10. #f4e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d021b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d021b
  2. #8c0f25
  3. #8a1b2f
  4. #892839
  5. #883443
  6. #87414e
  7. #854e58
  8. #845a62
  9. #83676c
  10. #817376
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #693438 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38321a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #574e15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c0010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65261b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #713c18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #960015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d021b {
  color: #8d021b;
}
Background
.bg-8d021b {
  background-color: #8d021b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d021b {
  border: 2px solid #8d021b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d021b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 2 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 97% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d021b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d021b, #8d2f02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d021b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 2 27 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.36 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.40 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 4.21 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.07 #800000 Maroon ΔE 6.34 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 6.56 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.67 #72fde4 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Carmine
#8d021b  rgb(141, 2, 27)  hsl(349, 97%, 28%)  Carmine
#028d74  rgb(2, 141, 116)  hsl(169, 97%, 28%)  Viridian
#1b8d02  rgb(27, 141, 2)  hsl(109, 97%, 28%)  Islamic Green
#021b8d  rgb(2, 27, 141)  hsl(229, 97%, 28%)  Imperial Blue