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#C81C19

#c81c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c81c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 87.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 1.03°, with 77.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #c81c19
  2. #19c5c8

Split complementary

  1. #c81c19
  2. #19c874
  3. #196ec8

Analogous

  1. #c8196e
  2. #c81c19
  3. #c87419

Triadic

  1. #c81c19
  2. #19c81c
  3. #1c19c8

Tetradic

  1. #c81c19
  2. #c5c819
  3. #19c5c8
  4. #1c19c8

Square

  1. #c81c19
  2. #6ec819
  3. #19c5c8
  4. #7419c8

Monochromatic

  1. #400908
  2. #841210
  3. #c81c19
  4. #e84846
  5. #f08b8a

Shades

#c81c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c81c19
  2. #b41917
  3. #a01614
  4. #8c1412
  5. #78110f
  6. #640e0d
  7. #500b0a
  8. #3c0808
  9. #280605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c81c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c81c19
  2. #ce3330
  3. #d34947
  4. #d9605e
  5. #de7775
  6. #e48e8c
  7. #e9a4a3
  8. #efbbba
  9. #f4d2d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c81c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c81c19
  2. #c12623
  3. #ba302e
  4. #b23a38
  5. #ab4442
  6. #a44e4d
  7. #9d5857
  8. #966261
  9. #8e6c6b
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975251 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584e15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81730a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933f17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25c11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c81c19 {
  color: #c81c19;
}
Background
.bg-c81c19 {
  background-color: #c81c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c81c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c81c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c81c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c81c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c81c19, #c87419);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c81c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.20 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.51 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.61 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.48 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.89 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.98 #37e3e6 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c81c19  rgb(200, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 78%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#19c5c8  rgb(25, 197, 200)  hsl(181, 78%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#19c81c  rgb(25, 200, 28)  hsl(121, 78%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1c19c8  rgb(28, 25, 200)  hsl(241, 78%, 44%)  Medium Blue