Carmine is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #62fde9 |
| Complementary Color | #019d89 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmine Color. The Harvard Crimson color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Threatening Red (#c30305) for more calm effect. Try Venetian Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#019d89 is the best complementary color to Carmine. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d0216 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Carmine are #9d0163 and #9d3b01. Thus found on the left and right of #9d0216 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Oregon colors as they work well with Carmine.
The split-complementary Carmine palette consists of #01639d and #019d3b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#019d89). Try Bahama Blue and Green Haze colors in combination with #9d0216, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #9d0216 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carmine. Thus International Klein Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carmine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Kingfisher Daisy split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d0216 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carmine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#019d89) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #159d01 and #88019d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d0216 is made of 87% red, 1% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Carmine has a hue angle of 352.26°, a saturation of 97.48% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d0216 is made of 0% cyan, 60.79% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d0216 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,2,22) |
| RGB Percentage | 87%, 1%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 60.79, 52.94, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(352.26,97.48%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.26,98.73%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.4126,55.83,36.387) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0712,7.2694,1.4206) |