#D60036Carmine (#D60036) is a mid-tone, vivid red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.223. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #D60036 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 0, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 100%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 100%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 75%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45 71.2 34.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.554 0.223 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Carmine is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d60031 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#d90034 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#d60036 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d70137 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 5.37:1 and against black 3.91:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffb1b0 · #ff6970 · #d60036 · #a80028 · #6d0016 · #390006
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e67100 · #e24816 · #d60036 · #b40054 · #910062 · #6f0067
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ed9c00 · #ba843a · #d60036 · #a40027 · #750018 · #331d00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dee8 · #b98382 · #d60036 · #8b3136 · #64141d · #38060b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbf9fa · #a78382 · #d60036 · #495e5f · #3a1919 · #000203
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #d60036
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfdab4 · #d8b68c · #32b0d3 · #d60036 · #475e8a · #030e1e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ccfdff · #00a682 · #d60036 · #006283 · #002d21 · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbfed3 · #46a631 · #d60036 · #004ec3 · #001e5a · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f7c3 · #939400 · #d60036 · #00666b · #2a0066 · #000203
#E54553 · #F36A6F · #FF8A8B · #FFB0AE · #FFD1D0
#B2002B · #900021 · #6F0017 · #50000D · #330005
#C43945 · #B14F52 · #9D5F5F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.