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#901C19

#901c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#901c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.56% magenta, 82.64% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 1.51°, with 70.41% saturation and 33.14% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0683

Complementary

  1. #901c19
  2. #198d90

Split complementary

  1. #901c19
  2. #199058
  3. #195290

Analogous

  1. #901952
  2. #901c19
  3. #905819

Triadic

  1. #901c19
  2. #19901c
  3. #1c1990

Tetradic

  1. #901c19
  2. #8d9019
  3. #198d90
  4. #1c1990

Square

  1. #901c19
  2. #529019
  3. #198d90
  4. #581990

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #4f0f0e
  3. #901c19
  4. #d12924
  5. #e3625f

Shades

#901c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901c19
  2. #821917
  3. #731614
  4. #651412
  5. #56110f
  6. #480e0d
  7. #3a0b0a
  8. #2b0808
  9. #1d0605
  10. #0e0303
  11. #000000

Tints

#901c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901c19
  2. #9b3330
  3. #a64947
  4. #b1605e
  5. #bc7775
  6. #c88e8c
  7. #d3a4a3
  8. #debbba
  9. #e9d2d1
  10. #f4e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901c19
  2. #8e2623
  3. #8d302e
  4. #8b3a38
  5. #8a4442
  6. #884e4d
  7. #865857
  8. #856261
  9. #836c6b
  10. #827676
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d3c3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #413a17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d5313 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a3018 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #754316 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901c19 {
  color: #901c19;
}
Background
.bg-901c19 {
  background-color: #901c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901c19 {
  border: 2px solid #901c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 70% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901c19, #905819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.78 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.83 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.48 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.30 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.34 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.76 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.11 #6fe3e6 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Carmine
#901c19  rgb(144, 28, 25)  hsl(2, 70%, 33%)  Carmine
#198d90  rgb(25, 141, 144)  hsl(182, 70%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#19901c  rgb(25, 144, 28)  hsl(122, 70%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#1c1990  rgb(28, 25, 144)  hsl(242, 70%, 33%)  Phthalo Blue