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#A00A1B

#a00a1b ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a1b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 83.13% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 353.2°, 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0777

Complementary

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #0aa08f

Split complementary

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #0aa044
  3. #0a66a0

Analogous

  1. #a00a66
  2. #a00a1b
  3. #a0440a

Triadic

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #1ba00a
  3. #0a1ba0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #a08f0a
  3. #0aa08f
  4. #0a1ba0

Square

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #66a00a
  3. #0aa08f
  4. #440aa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130103
  2. #58050f
  3. #a00a1b
  4. #e80e27
  5. #f44f62

Shades

#a00a1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #900918
  3. #800816
  4. #700713
  5. #600610
  6. #50050e
  7. #40040b
  8. #300308
  9. #200205
  10. #100103
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #aa2332
  3. #b33b49
  4. #bd545f
  5. #c66c76
  6. #d0858d
  7. #d99da4
  8. #e3b6bb
  9. #ecced1
  10. #f6e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a1b
  2. #9d1625
  3. #9a222f
  4. #962d39
  5. #933943
  6. #90454e
  7. #8d5158
  8. #8a5d62
  9. #86686c
  10. #837476
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 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 #423b19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655913 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b10014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #742e1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa0017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a1b {
  color: #a00a1b;
}
Background
.bg-a00a1b {
  background-color: #a00a1b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a1b {
  border: 2px solid #a00a1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a1b, #a0440a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 27 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 2.27 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.86 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.86 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.17 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.88 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.00 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.02 #5ff5e4 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Carmine
#a00a1b  rgb(160, 10, 27)  hsl(353, 88%, 33%)  Carmine
#0aa08f  rgb(10, 160, 143)  hsl(173, 88%, 33%)  Persian Green
#1ba00a  rgb(27, 160, 10)  hsl(113, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#0a1ba0  rgb(10, 27, 160)  hsl(233, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre