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#9C021E

#9c021e ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9c021e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 0.78% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.72% magenta, 80.77% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 349.09°, with 97.47% saturation and 30.98% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0721

Complementary

  1. #9c021e
  2. #029c80

Split complementary

  1. #9c021e
  2. #029c33
  3. #026b9c

Analogous

  1. #9c026b
  2. #9c021e
  3. #9c3302

Triadic

  1. #9c021e
  2. #1e9c02
  3. #021e9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c021e
  2. #9c8002
  3. #029c80
  4. #021e9c

Square

  1. #9c021e
  2. #6b9c02
  3. #029c80
  4. #33029c

Monochromatic

  1. #140004
  2. #50010f
  3. #9c021e
  4. #e8032d
  5. #fc3b5e

Shades

#9c021e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c021e
  2. #8c021b
  3. #7d0218
  4. #6d0115
  5. #5e0112
  6. #4e010f
  7. #3e010c
  8. #2f0109
  9. #1f0006
  10. #100003
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c021e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c021e
  2. #a61b35
  3. #b0354b
  4. #ba4e62
  5. #c46778
  6. #ce818f
  7. #d79aa5
  8. #e1b3bc
  9. #ebccd2
  10. #f5e6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c021e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c021e
  2. #990f28
  3. #961b32
  4. #94283b
  5. #913445
  6. #8e414f
  7. #8b4e59
  8. #885a63
  9. #86676c
  10. #837376
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #743b3e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e381d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #615617 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac0012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #702b1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d431a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a60017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c021e {
  color: #9c021e;
}
Background
.bg-9c021e {
  background-color: #9c021e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c021e {
  border: 2px solid #9c021e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c021e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 2 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 97% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c021e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c021e, #9c3302);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c021e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 2 30 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 1.70 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.76 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.76 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.98 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.47 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.71 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.43 #63fde1 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Carmine
#9c021e  rgb(156, 2, 30)  hsl(349, 97%, 31%)  Carmine
#029c80  rgb(2, 156, 128)  hsl(169, 97%, 31%)  Persian Green
#1e9c02  rgb(30, 156, 2)  hsl(109, 97%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#021e9c  rgb(2, 30, 156)  hsl(229, 97%, 31%)  Imperial Blue