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#901C1C

#901c1c ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#901c1c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.56% magenta, 80.56% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 67.44% saturation and 33.73% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #901c1c
  2. #1c9090

Split complementary

  1. #901c1c
  2. #1c9056
  3. #1c5690

Analogous

  1. #901c56
  2. #901c1c
  3. #90561c

Triadic

  1. #901c1c
  2. #1c901c
  3. #1c1c90

Tetradic

  1. #901c1c
  2. #90901c
  3. #1c9090
  4. #1c1c90

Square

  1. #901c1c
  2. #56901c
  3. #1c9090
  4. #561c90

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #501010
  3. #901c1c
  4. #d02828
  5. #e16464

Shades

#901c1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901c1c
  2. #821919
  3. #731616
  4. #651414
  5. #561111
  6. #480e0e
  7. #3a0b0b
  8. #2b0808
  9. #1d0606
  10. #0e0303
  11. #000000

Tints

#901c1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901c1c
  2. #9b3333
  3. #a64949
  4. #b16060
  5. #bc7777
  6. #c88e8e
  7. #d3a4a4
  8. #debbbb
  9. #e9d2d2
  10. #f4e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901c1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901c1c
  2. #8e2626
  3. #8d3030
  4. #8b3a3a
  5. #8a4444
  6. #884e4e
  7. #865858
  8. #856262
  9. #836c6c
  10. #827676
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 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 #413a1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d5317 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a301b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #754319 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901c1c {
  color: #901c1c;
}
Background
.bg-901c1c {
  background-color: #901c1c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901c1c {
  border: 2px solid #901c1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901c1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 28 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 67% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901c1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901c1c, #90561c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901c1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 28 28 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.35 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.27 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.47 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.58 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.04 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.10 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.10 #6fe3e3 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Carmine
#901c1c  rgb(144, 28, 28)  hsl(0, 67%, 34%)  Carmine
#1c9090  rgb(28, 144, 144)  hsl(180, 67%, 34%)  Dark Cyan
#1c901c  rgb(28, 144, 28)  hsl(120, 67%, 34%)  Islamic Green
#1c1c90  rgb(28, 28, 144)  hsl(240, 67%, 34%)  Imperial Blue