Carmim is deep, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5ec6fa |
| Complementary Color | #056ca1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmim Color. The Sinopia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bay Brown (#773300) for more energetic effect. Try Drip Coffee as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#056ca1 is the best complementary color to Carmim. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a13905 complementary color is Bahama Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fire are #a1051f and #a18705. Thus found on the left and right of #a13905 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pohutukawa and Hot Toddy colors as they work well with Carmim.
The split-complementary Carmim palette consists of #051fa1 and #05a187 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#056ca1). Try International Klein Blue and Niagara colors in combination with #a13905, 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 #a13905 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carmim. Thus Kingfisher Daisy and Salem giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carmim contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bahama Blue, Japanese Laurel, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a13905 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carmim tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#056ca1) and two others. The Salem is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Bahama Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #05a139 and #a1056c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a13905 is made of 72% red, 26% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Carmim has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 93.98% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a13905 is made of 0% cyan, 40.79% magenta, 61.18% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a13905 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,57,5) |
| RGB Percentage | 72%, 26%, 2% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.79, 61.18, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(20,93.98%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,96.89%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.75,41.1653,48.4542) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1885,10.5143,1.3198) |