RED

Carmine

#960018

Conversions

HEX#960018

RGBrgb(150, 0, 24)

HSLhsl(350, 100%, 29%)

HSVhsv(350, 100%, 59%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 84%, 41%)

Copy CSS

color: #960018;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(150, 0, 24);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(350, 100%, 29%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 9.09 : 1

On ink blackFail · 2.11 : 1

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Pairings

About Carmine

Carmine is the hex color #960018, which translates to rgb(150, 0, 24) in RGB and hsl(350, 100%, 29%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 350 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 29 percent. That combination gives Carmine a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Carmine compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is brown (#A52A2A), a CIE76 distance of 8.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-800 (#9F0712), at a distance of 6.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Brown at 8.6. Sorted by lightness, Carmine is number 3 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Carmine

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Carmine, led by White at 9.09:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Carmine already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Carmine. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Carmine

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Carmine for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Carmine

Format	Value
HEX	#960018
RGB	rgb(150, 0, 24)
HSL	hsl(350, 100%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(350, 100%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 100%, 84%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.1717 24.12)
CIELAB	lab(30.76 54.34 33.14)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.