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Information about Medium Carmine color

#AF4035 - Medium Carmine color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF4035, known as "Medium Carmine", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 64, 53) — 68.6% red, 25.1% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 48 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AF4035 reads as a confidently colored red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Luxury Red (#B03737). Nearby in the Register you will also find Birch Brown (#B14A30) and Moulin Rouge (#AD463F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 64, 53)), which gives #AF4035 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Medium Carmine" in the Register.

Medium Carmine color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Medium Carmine color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Medium Carmine

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF4035
  • RGB175, 64, 53
  • CMYK0, 44, 48, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 64, 53)
  • HSL5°, 54%, 45%
  • HSL Precise5.41°, 53.509%, 44.706%
  • HSV5°, 70%, 69%
  • HSB5°, 70%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.251, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.251, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.251, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF4035
  • DECIMAL ID11485237
  • Name Length14
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