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#980C19

#980c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#980c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.11% magenta, 83.55% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 354.43°, with 85.37% saturation and 32.16% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0701

Complementary

  1. #980c19
  2. #0c988b

Split complementary

  1. #980c19
  2. #0c9845
  3. #0c5f98

Analogous

  1. #980c5f
  2. #980c19
  3. #98450c

Triadic

  1. #980c19
  2. #19980c
  3. #0c1998

Tetradic

  1. #980c19
  2. #988b0c
  3. #0c988b
  4. #0c1998

Square

  1. #980c19
  2. #5f980c
  3. #0c988b
  4. #450c98

Monochromatic

  1. #130103
  2. #51060d
  3. #980c19
  4. #df1225
  5. #f14c5b

Shades

#980c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #980c19
  2. #890b17
  3. #7a0a14
  4. #6a0812
  5. #5b070f
  6. #4c060d
  7. #3d050a
  8. #2e0408
  9. #1e0205
  10. #0f0103
  11. #000000

Tints

#980c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #980c19
  2. #a22430
  3. #ad3d47
  4. #b7555e
  5. #c16d75
  6. #cc868c
  7. #d69ea3
  8. #e0b6ba
  9. #eaced1
  10. #f5e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#980c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #980c19
  2. #961823
  3. #93232e
  4. #912f38
  5. #8e3a42
  6. #8c464d
  7. #8a5257
  8. #875d61
  9. #85696b
  10. #827476
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #723b3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3817 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605512 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a80014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e2c18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a4315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a20016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-980c19 {
  color: #980c19;
}
Background
.bg-980c19 {
  background-color: #980c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-980c19 {
  border: 2px solid #980c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #980c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 85% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-980c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #980c19, #98450c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-980c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 1.08 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.20 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.55 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.85 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.85 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.22 #800000 Maroon ΔE 6.14 #67f3e6 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Carmine
#980c19  rgb(152, 12, 25)  hsl(354, 85%, 32%)  Carmine
#0c988b  rgb(12, 152, 139)  hsl(174, 85%, 32%)  Persian Green
#19980c  rgb(25, 152, 12)  hsl(114, 85%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#0c1998  rgb(12, 25, 152)  hsl(234, 85%, 32%)  Zaffre