Carmine Color

HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#9d0216
Format Value
HEX #9d0216
RGB rgb(157, 2, 22)
HSL hsl(352.3, 97.5%, 31.2%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 98.7%, 86%, 38.4%)
HSV hsv(352.3, 98.7%, 61.6%)

carmine color harmonies

Tints & shades of carmine

Tints (lighter)

#a6192b #af3040 #b84756 #c15e6b #ca7580 #d28c95 #dba3aa #e4babf #edd1d5 #f6e8ea

Shades (darker)

#8f0214 #800212 #720110 #64010e #56010c #47010a #390108 #2b0106 #1d0004 #0e0002

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 8.56:1 · AAA

The quick brown fox

On black · 2.45:1 · Fail

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use carmine in code

CSS color: #9d0216;
SCSS $color: #9d0216;
Tailwind bg-[#9d0216]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.008, blue: 0.086, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#9d0216")
Flutter Color(0xFF9D0216)

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What is the HEX code for carmine?

The CSS color carmine in HEX format is #9d0216. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use carmine in CSS?

To apply carmine in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #9d0216;
  • Background: background-color: #9d0216;
  • Border: border-color: #9d0216;

What are all the color format values for carmine?

FormatValue
HEX#9d0216
RGBrgb(157, 2, 22)
HSLhsl(352.3, 97.5%, 31.2%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98.7%, 86%, 38.4%)

How do I convert carmine to HEX?

Select carmine from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #9d0216 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does carmine belong to?

carmine belongs to the red color family. It is a medium, vivid color with HSL values: hue 352.3°, saturation 97.5%, lightness 31.2%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of carmine?

Lighter variant (lightness 46.2%): #e90320. Darker variant (lightness 16.2%): #52010b. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.