Carmine

The color code of Carmine indicates, that red is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. As green and blue have equal intensities, red 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 55 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 24 %, Carmine is a quite dark color.

Hex	`#ac2020`
RGB	`rgb(172, 32, 32)`
HSL*	`hsl(0, 69%, 40%)`
Lab*	`37.68 54.65 36.93`
CMYK*	`0% 81% 81% 33%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

55 %

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