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#A00A15

#a00a15 ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a15 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.92% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 86.87% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 355.6°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0774

Complementary

  1. #a00a15
  2. #0aa095

Split complementary

  1. #a00a15
  2. #0aa04a
  3. #0a60a0

Analogous

  1. #a00a60
  2. #a00a15
  3. #a04a0a

Triadic

  1. #a00a15
  2. #15a00a
  3. #0a15a0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a15
  2. #a0950a
  3. #0aa095
  4. #0a15a0

Square

  1. #a00a15
  2. #60a00a
  3. #0aa095
  4. #4a0aa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130103
  2. #58050c
  3. #a00a15
  4. #e80e1e
  5. #f44f5b

Shades

#a00a15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a15
  2. #900913
  3. #800811
  4. #70070f
  5. #60060d
  6. #50050b
  7. #400408
  8. #300306
  9. #200204
  10. #100102
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a15
  2. #aa232c
  3. #b33b44
  4. #bd545b
  5. #c66c73
  6. #d0858a
  7. #d99da1
  8. #e3b6b9
  9. #ecced0
  10. #f6e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a15
  2. #9d1620
  3. #9a222a
  4. #962d35
  5. #933940
  6. #90454b
  7. #8d5155
  8. #8a5d60
  9. #86686b
  10. #837475
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #783e3f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423b13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #65590b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b10012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #742e14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81460f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa0013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a15 {
  color: #a00a15;
}
Background
.bg-a00a15 {
  background-color: #a00a15;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a15 {
  border: 2px solid #a00a15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a15, #a04a0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 21 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 3.07 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.23 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.46 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.50 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.50 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.75 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.18 #5ff5ea Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Carmine
#a00a15  rgb(160, 10, 21)  hsl(356, 88%, 33%)  Carmine
#0aa095  rgb(10, 160, 149)  hsl(176, 88%, 33%)  Persian Green
#15a00a  rgb(21, 160, 10)  hsl(116, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#0a15a0  rgb(10, 21, 160)  hsl(236, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre