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#C00A11

#c00a11 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a11 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 91.15% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 357.69°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1146

Complementary

  1. #c00a11
  2. #0ac0b9

Split complementary

  1. #c00a11
  2. #0ac05e
  3. #0a6cc0

Analogous

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #c00a11
  3. #c05e0a

Triadic

  1. #c00a11
  2. #11c00a
  3. #0a11c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a11
  2. #c0b90a
  3. #0ac0b9
  4. #0a11c0

Square

  1. #c00a11
  2. #6cc00a
  3. #0ac0b9
  4. #5e0ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0204
  2. #77060b
  3. #c00a11
  4. #f4232b
  5. #f76c71

Shades

#c00a11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a11
  2. #ad090f
  3. #9a080e
  4. #86070c
  5. #73060a
  6. #600509
  7. #4d0407
  8. #3a0305
  9. #260203
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a11
  2. #c62329
  3. #cd3b41
  4. #d35458
  5. #d96c70
  6. #e08588
  7. #e69da0
  8. #ecb6b8
  9. #f2cecf
  10. #f9e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a11
  2. #ba161c
  3. #b32227
  4. #ad2d32
  5. #a6393d
  6. #a04549
  7. #9a5154
  8. #935d5f
  9. #8d686a
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51470c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c380e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5506 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd0012 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a11 {
  color: #c00a11;
}
Background
.bg-c00a11 {
  background-color: #c00a11;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a11 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a11, #c05e0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 17 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.67 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.85 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.95 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.74 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.20 #3ff5ee Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c00a11  rgb(192, 10, 17)  hsl(358, 90%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0ac0b9  rgb(10, 192, 185)  hsl(178, 90%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#11c00a  rgb(17, 192, 10)  hsl(118, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a11c0  rgb(10, 17, 192)  hsl(238, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue