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#C31C19

#c31c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c31c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 87.18% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 1.06°, with 77.27% saturation and 43.14% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.125

Complementary

  1. #c31c19
  2. #19c0c3

Split complementary

  1. #c31c19
  2. #19c371
  3. #196bc3

Analogous

  1. #c3196b
  2. #c31c19
  3. #c37119

Triadic

  1. #c31c19
  2. #19c31c
  3. #1c19c3

Tetradic

  1. #c31c19
  2. #c0c319
  3. #19c0c3
  4. #1c19c3

Square

  1. #c31c19
  2. #6bc319
  3. #19c0c3
  4. #7119c3

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0908
  2. #7f1210
  3. #c31c19
  4. #e74542
  5. #ef8786

Shades

#c31c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c31c19
  2. #b01917
  3. #9c1614
  4. #891412
  5. #75110f
  6. #620e0d
  7. #4e0b0a
  8. #3b0808
  9. #270605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c31c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c31c19
  2. #c93330
  3. #cf4947
  4. #d5605e
  5. #db7775
  6. #e18e8c
  7. #e7a4a3
  8. #edbbba
  9. #f3d2d1
  10. #f9e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c31c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c31c19
  2. #bc2623
  3. #b6302e
  4. #af3a38
  5. #a84442
  6. #a24e4d
  7. #9b5857
  8. #946261
  9. #8d6c6b
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93504f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e700b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f3e17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5a12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c31c19 {
  color: #c31c19;
}
Background
.bg-c31c19 {
  background-color: #c31c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c31c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c31c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c31c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c31c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c31c19, #c37119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c31c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.08 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.77 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.46 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.96 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.38 #3ce3e6 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c31c19  rgb(195, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 77%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#19c0c3  rgb(25, 192, 195)  hsl(181, 77%, 43%)  Robin Egg Blue
#19c31c  rgb(25, 195, 28)  hsl(121, 77%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1c19c3  rgb(28, 25, 195)  hsl(241, 77%, 43%)  Medium Blue