#991111Carnivore (#991111) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 28°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.168. 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 | #991111 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 17, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 80%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 89%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 89%, 89%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32.3 52.3 38.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.437 0.168 28) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Carnivore is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#99090d — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#9b0e0f — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#991111 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9a1212 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Carnivore in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.6:1 and against black 2.44:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
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.
#e88377 · #c5564b · #991111 · #710003 · #3c0000 · #100000
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.
#aa5d00 · #a23e00 · #991111 · #7e002b · #600034 · #430034
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.
#c9a364 · #b58000 · #87682f · #991111 · #6e0003 · #420000
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.
#00ddf3 · #bf7d74 · #8c6660 · #991111 · #5b1d18 · #300c09
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f7fa · #c0a4a0 · #5f6e70 · #991111 · #4d322e · #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.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdd0 · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2e · #00070a · #991111
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6faff · #00c2d6 · #007986 · #991111 · #00424a · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cbd8b5 · #7cabd9 · #558b84 · #991111 · #354236 · #1a0d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dcfcdf · #6bc37a · #4261cb · #991111 · #1b2e82 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef7d1 · #a5b74b · #007986 · #991111 · #451f78 · #000304
#B04037 · #C66358 · #DA857A · #EEA69C · #FFC9C1
#830307 · #6D0003 · #560001 · #400000 · #2C0000
#8C2B24 · #7E3A32 · #6F443F
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.