Pale Carmine is a light bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Pale Carmine is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pale Carmine is #AF4035.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pale Carmine has 69%% Red, 25% Green, and 21% Blue.
Pale Carmine has 5° Hue, 70% Saturation, and 69% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pale Carmine has 5° Hue, 53% Saturation, and 45% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pale Carmine has 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 70% yellow, and 31% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#AF4035 |
|
RGB |
(175, 64, 53) |
(69%, 25%, 21%) |
HSV |
(5°, 70, 69) |
(1%, 70%, 69%) |
HSL |
(5°, 53, 45) |
(1%, 53%, 45%) |
CMYK |
(0, 63, 70, 31) |
(0%, 63%, 70%, 31%) |
The natural luminance of Pale Carmine is 13%, which is low.
Pale Carmine has a higher contrast with white than black.
Pale Carmine and black have a 3.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Pale Carmine and white have a 5.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
13% |
insufficient (3.6) |
AA (5.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pale Carmine paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Yellow, 46% Red, 31% Black, 21% White, as shown below.
Yellow
2%
Red
46%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
31%
White
21%
To mix Pale Carmine paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 23% Magenta, 25% Yellow, 31% Black, 21% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
23%
Yellow
25%
Black
31%
White
21%
Colors similar to Pale Carmine are: Dull Red, Mojo, Apple Blossom, Red Brown, and Reddish. Dull Red is more red and paler than Pale Carmine. Mojo is lighter than Pale Carmine. Apple Blossom is paler than Pale Carmine. Red Brown is more red and brighter and darker than Pale Carmine. Reddish is more red and paler and lighter than Pale Carmine.