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#9C1927

#9c1927 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9c1927 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.97% magenta, 75% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 353.59°, 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 3.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0791

Complementary

  1. #9c1927
  2. #199c8e

Split complementary

  1. #9c1927
  2. #199c4d
  3. #19689c

Analogous

  1. #9c1968
  2. #9c1927
  3. #9c4d19

Triadic

  1. #9c1927
  2. #279c19
  3. #19279c

Tetradic

  1. #9c1927
  2. #9c8e19
  3. #199c8e
  4. #19279c

Square

  1. #9c1927
  2. #689c19
  3. #199c8e
  4. #4d199c

Monochromatic

  1. #180406
  2. #5a0e17
  3. #9c1927
  4. #dc2539
  5. #e76775

Shades

#9c1927 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c1927
  2. #8c1723
  3. #7d141f
  4. #6d121b
  5. #5e0f17
  6. #4e0d14
  7. #3e0a10
  8. #2f080c
  9. #1f0508
  10. #100304
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c1927 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c1927
  2. #a6303d
  3. #b04752
  4. #ba5e68
  5. #c4757d
  6. #ce8c93
  7. #d7a3a9
  8. #e1babe
  9. #ebd1d4
  10. #f5e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c1927 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c1927
  2. #992330
  3. #962e39
  4. #943842
  5. #91424b
  6. #8e4d54
  7. #8b575c
  8. #886165
  9. #866b6e
  10. #837677
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764043 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #433e26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #635922 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #723327 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e4824 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a60023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c1927 {
  color: #9c1927;
}
Background
.bg-9c1927 {
  background-color: #9c1927;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c1927 {
  border: 2px solid #9c1927;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c1927;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 25 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c1927 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c1927, #9c4d19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c1927 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 25 39 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 3.43 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.78 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.78 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.04 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.09 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.23 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.50 #63e6d8 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Carmine
#9c1927  rgb(156, 25, 39)  hsl(354, 72%, 35%)  Carmine
#199c8e  rgb(25, 156, 142)  hsl(174, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#279c19  rgb(39, 156, 25)  hsl(114, 72%, 35%)  Islamic Green
#19279c  rgb(25, 39, 156)  hsl(234, 72%, 35%)  Imperial Blue