Carmine

The color code of Carmine indicates, that red is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with blue it also forms the basic color magenta, but still remains as dominant basic color for the initial color impression. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Carmine is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 67 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 15 %, Carmine is a quite dark color.

Hex	`#ac0022`
RGB	`rgb(172, 0, 34)`
HSL*	`hsl(348, 100%, 34%)`
Lab*	`35.76 60.25 33.83`
CMYK*	`0% 100% 80% 33%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

54 %

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