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#C00A05

#c00a05 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a05 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 97.4% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 1.6°, with 94.92% saturation and 38.63% 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 2.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1143

Complementary

  1. #c00a05
  2. #05bbc0

Split complementary

  1. #c00a05
  2. #05c067
  3. #055ec0

Analogous

  1. #c0055e
  2. #c00a05
  3. #c06705

Triadic

  1. #c00a05
  2. #05c00a
  3. #0a05c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a05
  2. #bbc005
  3. #05bbc0
  4. #0a05c0

Square

  1. #c00a05
  2. #5ec005
  3. #05bbc0
  4. #6705c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0201
  2. #750603
  3. #c00a05
  4. #f91f19
  5. #fb6763

Shades

#c00a05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a05
  2. #ad0905
  3. #9a0804
  4. #860704
  5. #730603
  6. #600503
  7. #4d0402
  8. #3a0302
  9. #260201
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a05
  2. #c6231e
  3. #cd3b37
  4. #d35450
  5. #d96c69
  6. #e08582
  7. #e69d9b
  8. #ecb6b4
  9. #f2cecd
  10. #f9e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a05
  2. #ba1611
  3. #b3221e
  4. #ad2d2a
  5. #a63936
  6. #a04543
  7. #9a514f
  8. #935d5b
  9. #8d6867
  10. #867474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c3801 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5500 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd000c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a05 {
  color: #c00a05;
}
Background
.bg-c00a05 {
  background-color: #c00a05;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a05 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 95% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a05, #c06705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 5 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.91 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.97 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.25 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.29 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.38 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.63 #3ff5fa Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c00a05  rgb(192, 10, 5)  hsl(2, 95%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#05bbc0  rgb(5, 187, 192)  hsl(182, 95%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#05c00a  rgb(5, 192, 10)  hsl(122, 95%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#0a05c0  rgb(10, 5, 192)  hsl(242, 95%, 39%)  Medium Blue