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#911C19

#911c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#911c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.69% magenta, 82.76% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 1.5°, with 70.59% saturation and 33.33% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0692

Complementary

  1. #911c19
  2. #198e91

Split complementary

  1. #911c19
  2. #199158
  3. #195291

Analogous

  1. #911952
  2. #911c19
  3. #915819

Triadic

  1. #911c19
  2. #19911c
  3. #1c1991

Tetradic

  1. #911c19
  2. #8e9119
  3. #198e91
  4. #1c1991

Square

  1. #911c19
  2. #529119
  3. #198e91
  4. #581991

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #500f0e
  3. #911c19
  4. #d22924
  5. #e3635f

Shades

#911c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #911c19
  2. #831917
  3. #741614
  4. #661412
  5. #57110f
  6. #490e0d
  7. #3a0b0a
  8. #2c0808
  9. #1d0605
  10. #0f0303
  11. #000000

Tints

#911c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #911c19
  2. #9c3330
  3. #a74947
  4. #b2605e
  5. #bd7775
  6. #c88e8c
  7. #d3a4a3
  8. #debbba
  9. #e9d2d1
  10. #f4e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#911c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #911c19
  2. #8f2623
  3. #8e302e
  4. #8c3a38
  5. #8a4442
  6. #894e4d
  7. #875857
  8. #856261
  9. #836c6b
  10. #827676
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e3d3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #413a17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e5413 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a3118 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #764416 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-911c19 {
  color: #911c19;
}
Background
.bg-911c19 {
  background-color: #911c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-911c19 {
  border: 2px solid #911c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #911c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 71% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-911c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #911c19, #915819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-911c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.77 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.81 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.68 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.33 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.35 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.77 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.22 #6ee3e6 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Carmine
#911c19  rgb(145, 28, 25)  hsl(2, 71%, 33%)  Carmine
#198e91  rgb(25, 142, 145)  hsl(182, 71%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#19911c  rgb(25, 145, 28)  hsl(122, 71%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#1c1991  rgb(28, 25, 145)  hsl(242, 71%, 33%)  Phthalo Blue