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Encyclopedia > Carmine (color)
Carmine
 
Color Coordinates
Hex triplet #960018
RGB (r, g, b) (150, 0, 24)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) N (0, 255, 214, 105)
HSV (h, s, v) (350°, 100%, 59%)
  N: Normalised to [ 0–255 ] (changing to [0–100])

Carmine is the general term for a particularly deep red color. Authors of web pages have a variety of options available for specifying colors for elements of web documents. ... The RGB color model utilizes the additive model in which red, green, and blue light are combined in various ways to create other colors. ... Cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black) CMYK (or sometimes YMCK) is a subtractive color model used in color printing. ... The hue saturation value (HSV) model defines a color space in terms of three constituent components: HSV color space as a color wheel Hue, the color type (such as red, blue, or yellow): Ranges from 0-360 (but normalized to 0-100% in some applications) Saturation, the vibrancy of the...


The name is often applied to descriptions of blood. Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are present in the blood and help carry oxygen to the rest of the cells in the body Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells ( red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). ...


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Carmine and Prussian blue producing the richest color, which may be deepened in the shadows by a slight addition of indigo or brown.
In portraits of women--the middle tints on the side of the light, which are perceived on the bosom and arms, are made of a slight mixture of ochre, blue and lake, (or carmine), to which add, on the shaded sides, ochre, bistre and purple, the latter in the darker parts.
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Carmine is the aluminum or calcium-aluminum lake formed by precipitating carminic acid onto an aluminum hydroxide substrate using aluminum or calcium cation as the precipitant.
Carmine is a dark red to bright red powder depending on the amount of carminic acid present.
Although the color additives have been shown to produce allergic responses in certain sensitized individuals, there is no evidence of a significant hazard to the general population when the color additives are used as specified by the color additive regulations in part 73.
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