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#A00A20

#a00a20 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a20 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.92% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 80% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 351.2°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #a00a20
  2. #0aa08a

Split complementary

  1. #a00a20
  2. #0aa03f
  3. #0a6ba0

Analogous

  1. #a00a6b
  2. #a00a20
  3. #a03f0a

Triadic

  1. #a00a20
  2. #20a00a
  3. #0a20a0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a20
  2. #a08a0a
  3. #0aa08a
  4. #0a20a0

Square

  1. #a00a20
  2. #6ba00a
  3. #0aa08a
  4. #3f0aa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130104
  2. #580512
  3. #a00a20
  4. #e80e2e
  5. #f44f67

Shades

#a00a20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a20
  2. #90091d
  3. #80081a
  4. #700716
  5. #600613
  6. #500510
  7. #40040d
  8. #30030a
  9. #200206
  10. #100103
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a20
  2. #aa2336
  3. #b33b4d
  4. #bd5463
  5. #c66c79
  6. #d08590
  7. #d99da6
  8. #e3b6bc
  9. #ecced2
  10. #f6e7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a20
  2. #9d162a
  3. #9a2233
  4. #962d3d
  5. #933946
  6. #904550
  7. #8d515a
  8. #8a5d63
  9. #86686d
  10. #837476
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #783e41 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423b1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #645a19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b10016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #732e1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80461c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a20 {
  color: #a00a20;
}
Background
.bg-a00a20 {
  background-color: #a00a20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a20 {
  border: 2px solid #a00a20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a20, #a03f0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 32 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.45 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.82 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.82 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.31 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.44 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.59 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.86 #5ff5df Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Carmine
#a00a20  rgb(160, 10, 32)  hsl(351, 88%, 33%)  Carmine
#0aa08a  rgb(10, 160, 138)  hsl(171, 88%, 33%)  Persian Green
#20a00a  rgb(32, 160, 10)  hsl(111, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#0a20a0  rgb(10, 32, 160)  hsl(231, 88%, 33%)  Imperial Blue