What color is #960018?

#960018 is a dark, vivid red known as Carmine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Carmine?

The RGB value is 150, 0, 24: 150 red, 0 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Carmine?

The complementary color is #00967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #960018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Carmine color: hex code #960018

#960018 rgb(150, 0, 24)

Shades of red

Carmine has the hex code #960018. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 0% green and 9.4% blue (150, 0, 24).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 84% yellow and 41% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

Carmine (#960018) color codes

HEX	`#960018`
RGB	`rgb(150, 0, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 0%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 84%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 54.34, 33.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 63.65, 31.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.744, 6.552, 1.458)`
Decimal	`9830424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Carmine, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #960018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#960018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #960018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #960018; }
.text { color: #960018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #960018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 0 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #960018, #963300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #960018 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #960018?: #960018 is a dark, vivid red known as Carmine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Carmine?: The RGB value is 150, 0, 24: 150 red, 0 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Carmine?: The complementary color is #00967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #960018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.