Deep Carmine (#A9203E)

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

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.09:1 — vs black: 2.96:1

Color values

HEX #A9203E
RGB rgb(169, 32, 62)
HSL hsl(346, 68%, 39%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 81, 63, 34 )
Websafe #993333

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9203E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Deep Carmine
#A9203E Base

#20A98B

Analogous

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

Deep Carmine
#A9203E Base

#A92083

#A94720

Triadic

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

Deep Carmine
#A9203E Base

#3EA920

#203EA9

Split-Complementary

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

Deep Carmine
#A9203E Base

#20A947

#2083A9

Tetradic (Square)

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

Deep Carmine
#A9203E Base

#83A920

#20A98B

#4720A9

Monochromatic

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

Deep Carmine
#A9203E Base

#28080F

#691426

#871A31

#CB264B

#DA3C5E

#E67C93

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #150408

— #330A13

— #500F1E

— #6E1528

— #8B1A33

Deep Carmine #A9203E Base

— #D72B51

— #E05B78

— #E98A9F

— #F2BAC6

— #FBEAED

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A9203E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A9203E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A9203E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A9203E;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A9203E,
        #20A98B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A9203E,
        #20A98B
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-carmine: #A9203E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-carmine-r: 169;
$deep-carmine-g: 32;
$deep-carmine-b: 62;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #A9203E How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #636338 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 #43433F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #A82525 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #585858 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 Deep Carmine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Carmine #A9203E Base

French Wine #AC1E44 ΔE 1.86

Vivid Burgundy #9F1D35 ΔE 2.66

Big Dip O’ruby #9C2542 ΔE 3.28

Japanese Carmine #9D2933 ΔE 4.33

How to use this color

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