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#970B25

#970b25 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#970b25 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.31% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.72% magenta, 75.5% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 348.86°, with 86.42% saturation and 31.76% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #970b25
  2. #0b977d

Split complementary

  1. #970b25
  2. #0b9737
  3. #0b6b97

Analogous

  1. #970b6b
  2. #970b25
  3. #97370b

Triadic

  1. #970b25
  2. #25970b
  3. #0b2597

Tetradic

  1. #970b25
  2. #977d0b
  3. #0b977d
  4. #0b2597

Square

  1. #970b25
  2. #6b970b
  3. #0b977d
  4. #370b97

Monochromatic

  1. #130105
  2. #500614
  3. #970b25
  4. #de1036
  5. #f24969

Shades

#970b25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970b25
  2. #880a21
  3. #79091e
  4. #6a081a
  5. #5b0716
  6. #4c0613
  7. #3c040f
  8. #2d030b
  9. #1e0207
  10. #0f0104
  11. #000000

Tints

#970b25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970b25
  2. #a1233b
  3. #ac3c51
  4. #b65466
  5. #c16d7c
  6. #cb8592
  7. #d59da8
  8. #e0b6be
  9. #eaced3
  10. #f5e7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970b25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970b25
  2. #95172e
  3. #922237
  4. #902e40
  5. #8e3a49
  6. #8c4653
  7. #89515c
  8. #875d65
  9. #85696e
  10. #827477
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #713b3f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d3825 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e5520 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a70018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d2c25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #794222 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970b25 {
  color: #970b25;
}
Background
.bg-970b25 {
  background-color: #970b25;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970b25 {
  border: 2px solid #970b25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970b25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 86% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970b25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970b25, #97370b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970b25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 37 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 3.47 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.96 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 5.01 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.65 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.78 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.78 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.88 #68f4da Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Carmine
#970b25  rgb(151, 11, 37)  hsl(349, 86%, 32%)  Carmine
#0b977d  rgb(11, 151, 125)  hsl(169, 86%, 32%)  Persian Green
#25970b  rgb(37, 151, 11)  hsl(109, 86%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#0b2597  rgb(11, 37, 151)  hsl(229, 86%, 32%)  Imperial Blue