Color swatch image showing Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) with RGB(195,11,78) values

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) Color Information

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) RGB value is (195, 11, 78). The hex color red value is 195, green is 11, and blue is 78. Its HSL format shows a hue of 338°, saturation of 89 percent, and lightness of 40 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 94 percent, 60 percent, 24 percent.

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Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) Color Meaning

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) embodies dramatic emotion, sacrificial beauty, and theatrical intensity. This rich, slightly purplish red is deep and commanding, evocative of stage curtains, tragic roses, and the flush of profound feeling. Psychologically, Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) is passionate and absorbing, stimulating deep emotional response, romantic idealism, and a sense of grand narrative. It conveys a love or a conviction that is dramatic, costly, and aesthetically rich. This color is emotion framed and elevated to art. Symbolically, Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) represents the heart's blood spilled for beauty or belief, passion that fuels great art, and the vivid contrast of life against mortality. It is the color of opera, revolution, and sacred love in classical painting. Culturally, it is a color of high drama and historical significance in visual storytelling. Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) offers a red that is not about danger or stop signs, but about the depth, sacrifice, and breathtaking spectacle of human emotion.

Color Conversion

Convert Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#C30B4E
RGB
rgb(195, 11, 78)
HSL
hsl(338°, 89%, 40%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 94%, 60%, 24%)
HSV
hsv(338°, 94%, 76%)
XYZ
24.0005 12.3915 8.3346
Yxy
12.3915 0.5366 0.2770
Hunter Lab
35.2016 4.0002 0.5351
CIE-Lab
41.8317 66.7571 14.7910

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red195 / 255 (76%)
76%
Green11 / 255 (4%)
Blue78 / 255 (31%)
31%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta94 / 100 (94%)
94%
Yellow60 / 100 (60%)
60%
Key (Black)24 / 100 (24%)
24%

Color Variations

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.04:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.04:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.04:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #C30B4E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E)

protanopia

#73723e

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #C30B4E;

Text Color

color: #C30B4E;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #C30B4E;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C30B4E40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #C30B4E;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C30B4E 0%, #74072f 100%);

Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) Color FAQs

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