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#C51C19

#c51c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c51c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.79% magenta, 87.31% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 1.05°, with 77.48% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1277

Complementary

  1. #c51c19
  2. #19c2c5

Split complementary

  1. #c51c19
  2. #19c572
  3. #196cc5

Analogous

  1. #c5196c
  2. #c51c19
  3. #c57219

Triadic

  1. #c51c19
  2. #19c51c
  3. #1c19c5

Tetradic

  1. #c51c19
  2. #c2c519
  3. #19c2c5
  4. #1c19c5

Square

  1. #c51c19
  2. #6cc519
  3. #19c2c5
  4. #7219c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0908
  2. #811210
  3. #c51c19
  4. #e74643
  5. #f08987

Shades

#c51c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51c19
  2. #b11917
  3. #9e1614
  4. #8a1412
  5. #76110f
  6. #630e0d
  7. #4f0b0a
  8. #3b0808
  9. #270605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51c19
  2. #cb3330
  3. #d14947
  4. #d6605e
  5. #dc7775
  6. #e28e8c
  7. #e8a4a3
  8. #eebbba
  9. #f3d2d1
  10. #f9e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51c19
  2. #be2623
  3. #b7302e
  4. #b03a38
  5. #a94442
  6. #a34e4d
  7. #9c5857
  8. #956261
  9. #8e6c6b
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955150 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f710b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #903f17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05b12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51c19 {
  color: #c51c19;
}
Background
.bg-c51c19 {
  background-color: #c51c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c51c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51c19, #c57219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.01 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.54 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.70 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.87 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.01 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.33 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.20 #3ae3e6 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c51c19  rgb(197, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 77%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#19c2c5  rgb(25, 194, 197)  hsl(181, 77%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#19c51c  rgb(25, 197, 28)  hsl(121, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1c19c5  rgb(28, 25, 197)  hsl(241, 77%, 44%)  Medium Blue