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#9C1921

#9c1921 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9c1921 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 9.8% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.97% magenta, 78.85% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 356.34°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #9c1921
  2. #199c94

Split complementary

  1. #9c1921
  2. #199c53
  3. #19629c

Analogous

  1. #9c1962
  2. #9c1921
  3. #9c5319

Triadic

  1. #9c1921
  2. #219c19
  3. #19219c

Tetradic

  1. #9c1921
  2. #9c9419
  3. #199c94
  4. #19219c

Square

  1. #9c1921
  2. #629c19
  3. #199c94
  4. #53199c

Monochromatic

  1. #180405
  2. #5a0e13
  3. #9c1921
  4. #dc2531
  5. #e7676f

Shades

#9c1921 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c1921
  2. #8c171e
  3. #7d141a
  4. #6d1217
  5. #5e0f14
  6. #4e0d11
  7. #3e0a0d
  8. #2f080a
  9. #1f0507
  10. #100303
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c1921 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c1921
  2. #a63037
  3. #b0474d
  4. #ba5e64
  5. #c4757a
  6. #ce8c90
  7. #d7a3a6
  8. #e1babc
  9. #ebd1d3
  10. #f5e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c1921 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c1921
  2. #99232b
  3. #962e34
  4. #94383e
  5. #914247
  6. #8e4d51
  7. #8b575a
  8. #886164
  9. #866b6d
  10. #837677
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764041 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #443d20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64591b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #723220 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e481e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c1921 {
  color: #9c1921;
}
Background
.bg-9c1921 {
  background-color: #9c1921;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c1921 {
  border: 2px solid #9c1921;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c1921;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 25 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c1921 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c1921, #9c5319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c1921 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 25 33 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.50 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.23 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.23 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.20 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.54 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.62 #63e6de Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Carmine
#9c1921  rgb(156, 25, 33)  hsl(356, 72%, 35%)  Carmine
#199c94  rgb(25, 156, 148)  hsl(176, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#219c19  rgb(33, 156, 25)  hsl(116, 72%, 35%)  Islamic Green
#19219c  rgb(25, 33, 156)  hsl(236, 72%, 35%)  Imperial Blue