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#950616

#950616 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#950616 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 2.35% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.97% magenta, 85.23% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 353.29°, with 92.26% saturation and 30.39% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 0.93.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #950616
  2. #069585

Split complementary

  1. #950616
  2. #06953e
  3. #065d95

Analogous

  1. #95065d
  2. #950616
  3. #953e06

Triadic

  1. #950616
  2. #169506
  3. #061695

Tetradic

  1. #950616
  2. #958506
  3. #069585
  4. #061695

Square

  1. #950616
  2. #5d9506
  3. #069585
  4. #3e0695

Monochromatic

  1. #140103
  2. #4b030b
  3. #950616
  4. #df0921
  5. #f73d52

Shades

#950616 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950616
  2. #860514
  3. #770512
  4. #68040f
  5. #59040d
  6. #4b030b
  7. #3c0209
  8. #2d0207
  9. #1e0104
  10. #0f0102
  11. #000000

Tints

#950616 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950616
  2. #a01f2d
  3. #aa3845
  4. #b5515c
  5. #bf6a73
  6. #ca838b
  7. #d59ba2
  8. #dfb4b9
  9. #eacdd0
  10. #f4e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950616 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950616
  2. #931221
  3. #911e2b
  4. #8f2b36
  5. #8d3740
  6. #8b434b
  7. #884f56
  8. #865b60
  9. #84686b
  10. #827475
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f383a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d3614 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d530e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a50010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b2a15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #784111 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f0013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950616 {
  color: #950616;
}
Background
.bg-950616 {
  background-color: #950616;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950616 {
  border: 2px solid #950616;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950616;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 6 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 92% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950616 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950616, #953e06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950616 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 6 22 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 0.93 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.62 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.06 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.59 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.38 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.66 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.66 #6af9e9 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Carmine
#950616  rgb(149, 6, 22)  hsl(353, 92%, 30%)  Carmine
#069585  rgb(6, 149, 133)  hsl(173, 92%, 30%)  Persian Green
#169506  rgb(22, 149, 6)  hsl(113, 92%, 30%)  Islamic Green
#061695  rgb(6, 22, 149)  hsl(233, 92%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue