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#990C19

#990c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#990c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.16% magenta, 83.66% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 354.47°, with 85.45% saturation and 32.35% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0711

Complementary

  1. #990c19
  2. #0c998c

Split complementary

  1. #990c19
  2. #0c9945
  3. #0c5f99

Analogous

  1. #990c5f
  2. #990c19
  3. #99450c

Triadic

  1. #990c19
  2. #19990c
  3. #0c1999

Tetradic

  1. #990c19
  2. #998c0c
  3. #0c998c
  4. #0c1999

Square

  1. #990c19
  2. #5f990c
  3. #0c998c
  4. #450c99

Monochromatic

  1. #130103
  2. #52060d
  3. #990c19
  4. #e01225
  5. #f14d5c

Shades

#990c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #990c19
  2. #8a0b17
  3. #7a0a14
  4. #6b0812
  5. #5c070f
  6. #4d060d
  7. #3d050a
  8. #2e0408
  9. #1f0205
  10. #0f0103
  11. #000000

Tints

#990c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #990c19
  2. #a32430
  3. #ad3d47
  4. #b8555e
  5. #c26d75
  6. #cc868c
  7. #d69ea3
  8. #e0b6ba
  9. #ebced1
  10. #f5e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#990c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #990c19
  2. #971823
  3. #94232e
  4. #922f38
  5. #8f3a42
  6. #8d464d
  7. #8a5257
  8. #885d61
  9. #85696b
  10. #837476
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #733b3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3917 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605611 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a90014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f2c18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b4315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a30016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-990c19 {
  color: #990c19;
}
Background
.bg-990c19 {
  background-color: #990c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-990c19 {
  border: 2px solid #990c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #990c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 85% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-990c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #990c19, #99450c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-990c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 1.24 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.23 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.72 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.72 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.74 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.02 #66f3e6 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Carmine
#990c19  rgb(153, 12, 25)  hsl(354, 85%, 32%)  Carmine
#0c998c  rgb(12, 153, 140)  hsl(174, 85%, 32%)  Persian Green
#19990c  rgb(25, 153, 12)  hsl(114, 85%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#0c1999  rgb(12, 25, 153)  hsl(234, 85%, 32%)  Zaffre