redwarmCC0 survey name

Carmine #9D0216

Carmine is a dark, vivid warm color (#9D0216; HSL 352° 97% 31%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “carmine”.

Use cases: Alerts · Attention accents

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Families: Reds · Maroon Colors · Burgundy Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#9D0216
RGBrgb(157, 2, 22)
HSLhsl(352, 97%, 31%)
HSVhsv(352, 99%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(43.91% 0.177 25.3)
OKLaboklab(43.91% 0.1601 0.0757)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98.7%, 86%, 38.4%)
XYZxyz(14.073, 7.2719, 1.4216)
CIE-LABlab(32.4, 55.8, 36.4)
CIE-LCHlch(32.4, 66.6, 33.1°)
Luminance0.073 (WCAG relative)
/* Carmine */ --carmine: #9d0216; color: #9d0216; background-color: #9d0216;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: carmine.

Collections: Jewel Tone Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#8d0a15 #7d0f14 #6d1112 #5e1211 #4f120f #40120d #32100a #250e06 #180703 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#ab2e2a #b8483f #c46054 #d0776b #da8d82 #e3a49a #ecbab2 #f3d1cb #fae8e5 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#96181c #902421 #892c26 #82332c #7a3931 #723d36 #6a423c #614641 #574947 #4c4c4c

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#9D0216
#029D89
#9d0216 #029d89

Analogous

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#9D0263
#9D0216
#9D3B02
#9d0263 #9d0216 #9d3b02

Triadic

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#9D0216
#169D02
#02169D
#9d0216 #169d02 #02169d

Tetradic

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#9D0216
#639D02
#029D89
#3B029D
#9d0216 #639d02 #029d89 #3b029d

Square

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#9D0216
#639D02
#029D89
#3B029D
#9d0216 #639d02 #029d89 #3b029d

Split Complementary

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#9D0216
#029D3B
#02639D
#9d0216 #029d3b #02639d

Monochromatic

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#240005
#61010E
#9D0216
#D9031E
#FC1D3A
#240005 #61010e #9d0216 #d9031e #fc1d3a

Accessibility & contrast

8.56
#9D0216 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
2.45
#9D0216 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗

Best text on carmine

8.56
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3814
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#62570C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE000E

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Blood Red #9800024.20
Deep Red #9A02004.70
Brown #A52A2A4.83
Darkred #8B00005.16
Firebrick #B222225.60
Brick Red #8F14025.71

Colors that go with carmine

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Coral #FF7F50
3.4:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈24°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Gold #FFD700
6.1:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 58°) — adds depth without tension
Fresh Green #69D84F
4.7:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈116°) — balanced three-way contrast
Seafoam Green #7AF9AB
6.5:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈151°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Bright Aqua #0BF9EA
6.4:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈176°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.