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#C00A00

#c00a00 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c00a00 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 100% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 3.13°, with 100% saturation and 37.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1142

Complementary

  1. #c00a00
  2. #00b6c0

Split complementary

  1. #c00a00
  2. #00c06a
  3. #0056c0

Analogous

  1. #c00056
  2. #c00a00
  3. #c06a00

Triadic

  1. #c00a00
  2. #00c00a
  3. #0a00c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a00
  2. #b6c000
  3. #00b6c0
  4. #0a00c0

Square

  1. #c00a00
  2. #56c000
  3. #00b6c0
  4. #6a00c0

Monochromatic

  1. #270200
  2. #740600
  3. #c00a00
  4. #ff1a0e
  5. #ff635a

Shades

#c00a00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a00
  2. #ad0900
  3. #9a0800
  4. #860700
  5. #730600
  6. #600500
  7. #4d0400
  8. #3a0300
  9. #260200
  10. #130100
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a00
  2. #c6231a
  3. #cd3b33
  4. #d3544d
  5. #d96c66
  6. #e08580
  7. #e69d99
  8. #ecb6b3
  9. #f2cecc
  10. #f9e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a00
  2. #ba160d
  3. #b3221a
  4. #ad2d26
  5. #a63933
  6. #a04540
  7. #9a514d
  8. #935d5a
  9. #8d6866
  10. #867473
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c3700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5500 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd0009 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a00 {
  color: #c00a00;
}
Background
.bg-c00a00 {
  background-color: #c00a00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a00 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a00, #c06a00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 0 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.61 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.89 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.37 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.93 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.29 #3ff5ff Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c00a00  rgb(192, 10, 0)  hsl(3, 100%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#00b6c0  rgb(0, 182, 192)  hsl(183, 100%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#00c00a  rgb(0, 192, 10)  hsl(123, 100%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#0a00c0  rgb(10, 0, 192)  hsl(243, 100%, 38%)  Medium Blue