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#900C19

#900c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#900c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 82.64% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 354.09°, with 84.62% saturation and 30.59% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #900c19
  2. #0c9083

Split complementary

  1. #900c19
  2. #0c9041
  3. #0c5b90

Analogous

  1. #900c5b
  2. #900c19
  3. #90410c

Triadic

  1. #900c19
  2. #19900c
  3. #0c1990

Tetradic

  1. #900c19
  2. #90830c
  3. #0c9083
  4. #0c1990

Square

  1. #900c19
  2. #5b900c
  3. #0c9083
  4. #410c90

Monochromatic

  1. #130203
  2. #49060d
  3. #900c19
  4. #d71225
  5. #f04556

Shades

#900c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #900c19
  2. #820b17
  3. #730a14
  4. #650812
  5. #56070f
  6. #48060d
  7. #3a050a
  8. #2b0408
  9. #1d0205
  10. #0e0103
  11. #000000

Tints

#900c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #900c19
  2. #9b2430
  3. #a63d47
  4. #b1555e
  5. #bc6d75
  6. #c8868c
  7. #d39ea3
  8. #deb6ba
  9. #e9ced1
  10. #f4e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#900c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #900c19
  2. #8e1823
  3. #8d232e
  4. #8b2f38
  5. #8a3a42
  6. #88464d
  7. #865257
  8. #855d61
  9. #83696b
  10. #827476
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c3839 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3518 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a5013 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f0014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #682a18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #743f15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #990016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-900c19 {
  color: #900c19;
}
Background
.bg-900c19 {
  background-color: #900c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-900c19 {
  border: 2px solid #900c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #900c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 85% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-900c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #900c19, #90410c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-900c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 1.16 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.13 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.48 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.16 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.44 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 5.95 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.06 #6ff3e6 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Carmine
#900c19  rgb(144, 12, 25)  hsl(354, 85%, 31%)  Carmine
#0c9083  rgb(12, 144, 131)  hsl(174, 85%, 31%)  Dark Cyan
#19900c  rgb(25, 144, 12)  hsl(114, 85%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#0c1990  rgb(12, 25, 144)  hsl(234, 85%, 31%)  Phthalo Blue