Japanese Carmine (#9D2933)

The hex code for Japanese Carmine is #9D2933. It is rgb(157, 41, 51) in RGB, hsl(355, 59%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 38%) in CMYK — a dark red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D2933

HEX#9D2933

RGBrgb(157, 41, 51)

HSLhsl(355, 59%, 39%)

HSVhsv(355, 74%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.151 20.8)

LABlab(36.54% 48.46 23.97)

LCHlch(36.54% 54.06 26.32)

Colors Closest to Japanese Carmine

Japanese Carmine is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Royal Red#9B1C31ΔE 4 Crimson (UA)#9E1B32ΔE 4.79 Vivid Burgundy#9F1D35ΔE 5.03 Vivid Auburn#922724ΔE 7.08 Sweet Brown#A83731ΔE 7.96 Brown#A52A2AΔE 8.25

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#9D2933 Channel Values

How Japanese Carmine breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 157 · G 41 · B 51	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 355° · S 59% · L 39%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 355° · S 74% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 74% · Y 68% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.5:1 vs white · 2.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Japanese Carmine background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Japanese Carmine

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Japanese Carmine; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Japanese Carmine

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Japanese Carmine Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9D2933

Protanopia#4E4E32

Protanomaly#764232

Deuteranopia#64642B

Deuteranomaly#7F522E

Tritanopia#9D2A2A

Tritanomaly#9D2A2E

Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #9D2933 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--japanese-carmine: #9D2933;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D2933;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'japanese-carmine': '#9D2933' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.161, blue: 0.200)

Android XML<color name="japanese_carmine">#9D2933</color>

SVG fillfill="#9D2933"

More Red Colors

Japanese Carmine sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9e0000 9c2542 9e1316 9b1c31 9e1b32 9a4e40 9f0712 996666 9f1d35 995c5c 9f1e1e 993333 b57281 c95a49 db0000 e8b5b5 f5e0e0 fe4164 ff425f ff9e80 ffe0e5 400707 660000 82181a

#9D2933 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Japanese Carmine?

The hex code for Japanese Carmine is #9D2933. That is rgb(157, 41, 51) in RGB, hsl(355, 59%, 39%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9D2933?

#9D2933 is rgb(157, 41, 51) — red 157, green 41, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D2933?

#9D2933 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D2933 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D2933 scores 7.5:1 against white and 2.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D2933 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D2933 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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