Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Carmine

Carmine is a balanced red color with HEX #960018. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 150, 0, 24, HSL 350, 100%, 29%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#960018 red warm balanced
HEX #960018
RGB rgb(150, 0, 24)
HSL hsl(350 100% 29%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 84, 41)
Luminance 0.0655
Contrast Black 2.31:1White 9.09:1

CSS Utilities

--color-carmine: #960018;
.bg-carmine { background-color: #960018; }
.text-carmine { color: #960018; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0655
Black text2.31:1AA Fail
White text9.09:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  }
}
WCAG
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
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  ],
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    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
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Variants
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  "pastel": "#ED2647",
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}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Carmine Color

Carmine sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Carmine is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Carmine is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Carmine accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #960018.Carmine CSS utilitiesUse Carmine in CSS variables and utility classes.#960018 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Carmine paletteOpen the generated palette based on Carmine.Carmine harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Carmine against black and white text.

Black text2.31:1AA Fail
White text9.09:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Cranberry#9F000F
Ruby Red#9B111E
Burgundy#800020
Crimson Red#990000
Dark Red#8B0000

Color Harmonies

#00947B#00947B
#940063#940063
#943100#943100
#199400#199400
#001994#001994
Open full Carmine harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F00028#F00028
#380009#380009
#940019#940019
#841023#841023
#ED2647#ED2647
#BD001F#BD001F

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#00947B#00947B
#940063#940063
#943100#943100
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5