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#C71C19

#c71c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c71c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.93% magenta, 87.44% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 1.03°, with 77.68% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.1.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #c71c19
  2. #19c4c7

Split complementary

  1. #c71c19
  2. #19c773
  3. #196dc7

Analogous

  1. #c7196d
  2. #c71c19
  3. #c77319

Triadic

  1. #c71c19
  2. #19c71c
  3. #1c19c7

Tetradic

  1. #c71c19
  2. #c4c719
  3. #19c4c7
  4. #1c19c7

Square

  1. #c71c19
  2. #6dc719
  3. #19c4c7
  4. #7319c7

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0908
  2. #831210
  3. #c71c19
  4. #e84845
  5. #f08b89

Shades

#c71c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c71c19
  2. #b31917
  3. #9f1614
  4. #8b1412
  5. #77110f
  6. #640e0d
  7. #500b0a
  8. #3c0808
  9. #280605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c71c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c71c19
  2. #cd3330
  3. #d24947
  4. #d8605e
  5. #dd7775
  6. #e38e8c
  7. #e9a4a3
  8. #eebbba
  9. #f4d2d1
  10. #f9e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c71c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c71c19
  2. #c02623
  3. #b9302e
  4. #b23a38
  5. #ab4442
  6. #a44e4d
  7. #9c5857
  8. #956261
  9. #8e6c6b
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965151 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584e15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80720a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923f17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25b11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c71c19 {
  color: #c71c19;
}
Background
.bg-c71c19 {
  background-color: #c71c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c71c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c71c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c71c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c71c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c71c19, #c77319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c71c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.37 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.56 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.74 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.70 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.05 #38e3e6 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c71c19  rgb(199, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 78%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#19c4c7  rgb(25, 196, 199)  hsl(181, 78%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#19c71c  rgb(25, 199, 28)  hsl(121, 78%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1c19c7  rgb(28, 25, 199)  hsl(241, 78%, 44%)  Medium Blue