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#A00C19

#a00c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.5% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 354.73°, with 86.05% saturation and 33.73% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0781

Complementary

  1. #a00c19
  2. #0ca093

Split complementary

  1. #a00c19
  2. #0ca049
  3. #0c63a0

Analogous

  1. #a00c63
  2. #a00c19
  3. #a0490c

Triadic

  1. #a00c19
  2. #19a00c
  3. #0c19a0

Tetradic

  1. #a00c19
  2. #a0930c
  3. #0ca093
  4. #0c19a0

Square

  1. #a00c19
  2. #63a00c
  3. #0ca093
  4. #490ca0

Monochromatic

  1. #130103
  2. #59070e
  3. #a00c19
  4. #e71124
  5. #f25361

Shades

#a00c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00c19
  2. #900b17
  3. #800a14
  4. #700812
  5. #60070f
  6. #50060d
  7. #40050a
  8. #300408
  9. #200205
  10. #100103
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00c19
  2. #aa2430
  3. #b33d47
  4. #bd555e
  5. #c66d75
  6. #d0868c
  7. #d99ea3
  8. #e3b6ba
  9. #ecced1
  10. #f6e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00c19
  2. #9d1823
  3. #9a232e
  4. #962f38
  5. #933a42
  6. #90464d
  7. #8d5257
  8. #8a5d61
  9. #86696b
  10. #837476
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #783e40 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #433b17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655a11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b10014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #742f18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814714 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa0016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00c19 {
  color: #a00c19;
}
Background
.bg-a00c19 {
  background-color: #a00c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a00c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 86% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00c19, #a0490c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.56 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.77 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.96 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.96 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.68 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.81 #5ff3e6 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Carmine
#a00c19  rgb(160, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 86%, 34%)  Carmine
#0ca093  rgb(12, 160, 147)  hsl(175, 86%, 34%)  Persian Green
#19a00c  rgb(25, 160, 12)  hsl(115, 86%, 34%)  Islamic Green
#0c19a0  rgb(12, 25, 160)  hsl(235, 86%, 34%)  Zaffre