Deep Carmine Color

#744456

Deep Carmine is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #8bbba9
Complementary Color #447462
Color Shade: red magenta (337.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Carmine Color Sample
Deep Carmine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #744456

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Carmine Color. The Blackberry Tint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Monarch Velvet (#543941) for more calm effect. Try Grape Nectar as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#447462 is the best complementary color to Deep Carmine. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #744456 complementary color is Como, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #74446e and #744944. Thus found on the left and right of #744456 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Deep Carmine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Carmine palette consists of #446d74 and #44744a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#447462). Try Blue Bayoux and Killarney colors in combination with #744456, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #744456 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Carmine. Thus Fiord and Dingley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Carmine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Dingley, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #744456 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Carmine tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#447462) and two others. The Dingley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #567444 and #624474.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #744456 is made of 43% red, 25% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Carmine has a hue angle of 337.5°, a saturation of 26.09% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #744456 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #744456
RGB Decimal rgb(116,68,86)
RGB Percentage 43%, 25%, 32%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 11.76, 54.51
HSL hsl(337.5,26.09%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(337.5,41.38%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0415,23.2809,-1.8442)
XYZ xyz(10.9493,8.5191,9.8714)
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