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#940C19

#940c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#940c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.89% magenta, 83.11% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 354.26°, with 85% saturation and 31.37% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 0.74.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #940c19
  2. #0c9487

Split complementary

  1. #940c19
  2. #0c9443
  3. #0c5d94

Analogous

  1. #940c5d
  2. #940c19
  3. #94430c

Triadic

  1. #940c19
  2. #19940c
  3. #0c1994

Tetradic

  1. #940c19
  2. #94870c
  3. #0c9487
  4. #0c1994

Square

  1. #940c19
  2. #5d940c
  3. #0c9487
  4. #430c94

Monochromatic

  1. #130203
  2. #4d060d
  3. #940c19
  4. #db1225
  5. #f04959

Shades

#940c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #940c19
  2. #850b17
  3. #760a14
  4. #680812
  5. #59070f
  6. #4a060d
  7. #3b050a
  8. #2c0408
  9. #1e0205
  10. #0f0103
  11. #000000

Tints

#940c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #940c19
  2. #9f2430
  3. #a93d47
  4. #b4555e
  5. #bf6d75
  6. #ca868c
  7. #d49ea3
  8. #dfb6ba
  9. #eaced1
  10. #f4e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#940c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #940c19
  2. #921823
  3. #90232e
  4. #8e2f38
  5. #8c3a42
  6. #8a464d
  7. #885257
  8. #865d61
  9. #84696b
  10. #827476
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f393b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d3718 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d5312 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a40014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b2b18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #774115 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e0016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-940c19 {
  color: #940c19;
}
Background
.bg-940c19 {
  background-color: #940c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-940c19 {
  border: 2px solid #940c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #940c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 85% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-940c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #940c19, #94430c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-940c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 0.74 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.23 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.82 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.12 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.43 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.43 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.73 #6bf3e6 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Carmine
#940c19  rgb(148, 12, 25)  hsl(354, 85%, 31%)  Carmine
#0c9487  rgb(12, 148, 135)  hsl(174, 85%, 31%)  Dark Cyan
#19940c  rgb(25, 148, 12)  hsl(114, 85%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#0c1994  rgb(12, 25, 148)  hsl(234, 85%, 31%)  Phthalo Blue