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#902829

#902829 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#902829 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.22% magenta, 71.53% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 359.42°, with 56.52% saturation and 36.08% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.0761

Complementary

  1. #902829
  2. #28908f

Split complementary

  1. #902829
  2. #28905b
  3. #285d90

Analogous

  1. #90285d
  2. #902829
  3. #905b28

Triadic

  1. #902829
  2. #299028
  3. #282990

Tetradic

  1. #902829
  2. #908f28
  3. #28908f
  4. #282990

Square

  1. #902829
  2. #5d9028
  3. #28908f
  4. #5b2890

Monochromatic

  1. #180707
  2. #541718
  3. #902829
  4. #c93c3d
  5. #d97879

Shades

#902829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #902829
  2. #822425
  3. #732021
  4. #651c1d
  5. #561819
  6. #481415
  7. #3a1010
  8. #2b0c0c
  9. #1d0808
  10. #0e0404
  11. #000000

Tints

#902829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #902829
  2. #9b3e3e
  3. #a65354
  4. #b16969
  5. #bc7e7f
  6. #c89494
  7. #d3a9a9
  8. #debfbf
  9. #e9d4d4
  10. #f4eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#902829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #902829
  2. #8e3132
  3. #8d3a3a
  4. #8b4243
  5. #8a4b4c
  6. #885455
  7. #865d5d
  8. #856666
  9. #836e6f
  10. #827777
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4242 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #454028 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f5626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f042a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b3828 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #764827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #991829 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-902829 {
  color: #902829;
}
Background
.bg-902829 {
  background-color: #902829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-902829 {
  border: 2px solid #902829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #902829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 57% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-902829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #902829, #905b28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-902829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 4.32 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.42 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.42 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.71 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.72 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.33 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.47 #6fd7d6 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Carmine
#902829  rgb(144, 40, 41)  hsl(359, 57%, 36%)  Carmine
#28908f  rgb(40, 144, 143)  hsl(179, 57%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#299028  rgb(41, 144, 40)  hsl(119, 57%, 36%)  Forest Green
#282990  rgb(40, 41, 144)  hsl(239, 57%, 36%)  Imperial Blue