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#8F1C19

#8f1c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8f1c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.42% magenta, 82.52% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 1.53°, with 70.24% saturation and 32.94% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0674

Complementary

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #198c8f

Split complementary

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #198f57
  3. #19518f

Analogous

  1. #8f1951
  2. #8f1c19
  3. #8f5719

Triadic

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #198f1c
  3. #1c198f

Tetradic

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #8c8f19
  3. #198c8f
  4. #1c198f

Square

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #518f19
  3. #198c8f
  4. #57198f

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #4e0f0e
  3. #8f1c19
  4. #d02924
  5. #e3625e

Shades

#8f1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #811917
  3. #721614
  4. #641412
  5. #56110f
  6. #480e0d
  7. #390b0a
  8. #2b0808
  9. #1d0605
  10. #0e0303
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #9a3330
  3. #a54947
  4. #b1605e
  5. #bc7775
  6. #c78e8c
  7. #d2a4a3
  8. #ddbbba
  9. #e9d2d1
  10. #f4e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f1c19
  2. #8e2623
  3. #8c302e
  4. #8b3a38
  5. #894442
  6. #884e4d
  7. #865857
  8. #856261
  9. #836c6b
  10. #827676
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c3c3b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #403917 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d5213 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #693018 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #744316 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f1c19 {
  color: #8f1c19;
}
Background
.bg-8f1c19 {
  background-color: #8f1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #8f1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 70% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f1c19, #8f5719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.80 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.86 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.28 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.28 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.33 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.76 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.00 #70e3e6 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Carmine
#8f1c19  rgb(143, 28, 25)  hsl(2, 70%, 33%)  Carmine
#198c8f  rgb(25, 140, 143)  hsl(182, 70%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#198f1c  rgb(25, 143, 28)  hsl(122, 70%, 33%)  Forest Green
#1c198f  rgb(28, 25, 143)  hsl(242, 70%, 33%)  Phthalo Blue