Japanese Carmine (#9D2933)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.50:1 — vs black: 2.80:1

Color values

  • HEX #9D2933
  • RGB rgb(157, 41, 51)
  • HSL hsl(354, 73%, 61%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 73.89, 67.52, 38.43 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9D2933 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Japanese Carmine
#9D2933 Base
#299D93
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Japanese Carmine
#9D2933 Base
#9D296D
#9D5929
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Japanese Carmine
#9D2933 Base
#339D29
#29339D
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Japanese Carmine
#9D2933 Base
#299D59
#296D9D
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Japanese Carmine
#9D2933 Base
#6D9D29
#299D93
#59299D
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Japanese Carmine
#9D2933 Base
#24090C
#60191F
#7D2128
#BD313E
#CE4450
#DE8189
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Japanese Carmine, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#140507
#300C0F
#4B1418
#661B21
#82222A
Japanese Carmine #9D2933 Base
#CA3542
#D6626C
#E29097
#EEBDC2
#FAEBEC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9D2933. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9D2933;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9D2933;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9D2933;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9D2933,
        #55E5D9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9D2933,
        #55E5D9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$japanese-carmine: #9D2933;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$japanese-carmine-r: 157;
$japanese-carmine-g: 41;
$japanese-carmine-b: 51;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $japanese-carmine;
    color: rgba($japanese-carmine-r, $japanese-carmine-g, $japanese-carmine-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Japanese Carmine appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9D2933 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5F5F2D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #434334 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9D2A2A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #555555 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Japanese Carmine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Japanese Carmine #9D2933 Base
Vivid Burgundy #9F1D35 ΔE 2.62
Brown #A52A2A ΔE 4.05
Alabama Crimson #AF002A ΔE 4.10
Deep Carmine #A9203E ΔE 4.33

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.