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#970C19

#970c19 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#970c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.05% magenta, 83.44% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 354.39°, with 85.28% saturation and 31.96% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 0.94.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0691

Complementary

  1. #970c19
  2. #0c978a

Split complementary

  1. #970c19
  2. #0c9745
  3. #0c5e97

Analogous

  1. #970c5e
  2. #970c19
  3. #97450c

Triadic

  1. #970c19
  2. #19970c
  3. #0c1997

Tetradic

  1. #970c19
  2. #978a0c
  3. #0c978a
  4. #0c1997

Square

  1. #970c19
  2. #5e970c
  3. #0c978a
  4. #450c97

Monochromatic

  1. #130203
  2. #50060d
  3. #970c19
  4. #de1225
  5. #f14b5b

Shades

#970c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970c19
  2. #880b17
  3. #790a14
  4. #6a0812
  5. #5b070f
  6. #4c060d
  7. #3c050a
  8. #2d0408
  9. #1e0205
  10. #0f0103
  11. #000000

Tints

#970c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970c19
  2. #a12430
  3. #ac3d47
  4. #b6555e
  5. #c16d75
  6. #cb868c
  7. #d59ea3
  8. #e0b6ba
  9. #eaced1
  10. #f5e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970c19
  2. #951823
  3. #92232e
  4. #902f38
  5. #8e3a42
  6. #8c464d
  7. #895257
  8. #875d61
  9. #85696b
  10. #827476
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #713a3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3817 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f5412 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a70014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d2c18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #794215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a10016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970c19 {
  color: #970c19;
}
Background
.bg-970c19 {
  background-color: #970c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970c19 {
  border: 2px solid #970c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 85% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970c19, #97450c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 0.94 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.19 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.36 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.99 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.99 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.18 #800000 Maroon ΔE 6.03 #68f3e6 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Carmine
#970c19  rgb(151, 12, 25)  hsl(354, 85%, 32%)  Carmine
#0c978a  rgb(12, 151, 138)  hsl(174, 85%, 32%)  Persian Green
#19970c  rgb(25, 151, 12)  hsl(114, 85%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#0c1997  rgb(12, 25, 151)  hsl(234, 85%, 32%)  Zaffre