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#A00A1A

#a00a1a ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a1a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 83.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 353.6°, 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0777

Complementary

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #0aa090

Split complementary

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #0aa045
  3. #0a65a0

Analogous

  1. #a00a65
  2. #a00a1a
  3. #a0450a

Triadic

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #1aa00a
  3. #0a1aa0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #a0900a
  3. #0aa090
  4. #0a1aa0

Square

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #65a00a
  3. #0aa090
  4. #450aa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130103
  2. #58050e
  3. #a00a1a
  4. #e80e26
  5. #f44f61

Shades

#a00a1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #900917
  3. #800815
  4. #700712
  5. #600610
  6. #50050d
  7. #40040a
  8. #300308
  9. #200205
  10. #100103
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #aa2331
  3. #b33b48
  4. #bd545f
  5. #c66c76
  6. #d0858d
  7. #d99da3
  8. #e3b6ba
  9. #ecced1
  10. #f6e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a1a
  2. #9d1624
  3. #9a222e
  4. #962d39
  5. #933943
  6. #90454d
  7. #8d5157
  8. #8a5d61
  9. #86686c
  10. #837476
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #783e40 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423b18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655912 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b10014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #742e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa0016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a1a {
  color: #a00a1a;
}
Background
.bg-a00a1a {
  background-color: #a00a1a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a1a {
  border: 2px solid #a00a1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a1a, #a0450a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 26 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.35 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.93 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.93 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.97 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.87 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.04 #5ff5e5 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Carmine
#a00a1a  rgb(160, 10, 26)  hsl(354, 88%, 33%)  Carmine
#0aa090  rgb(10, 160, 144)  hsl(174, 88%, 33%)  Persian Green
#1aa00a  rgb(26, 160, 10)  hsl(114, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#0a1aa0  rgb(10, 26, 160)  hsl(234, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre