Carmine (color)
Very slightly purplish, deep red / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carmine color is the general term for some deep red colors that are very slightly purplish but are generally slightly closer to red than the color crimson is. Some rubies are colored the color shown below as rich carmine. The deep dark red color shown at right as carmine is the color of the raw unprocessed pigment, but lighter, richer, or brighter colors are produced when the raw pigment is processed, some of which are shown below.
For the pigments used to make the color, see Carmine.
"Carmine red" redirects here. For the RAL color, see Carmine red (RAL).
Quick Facts Color coordinates, Hex triplet ...
Carmine | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #960018 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (150, 0, 24) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (350°, 100%, 59%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (31, 99, 10°) |
Source | Pourpre.com |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid red |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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The first recorded use of carmine as a color name in English was in 1523.[1]