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#CA1C19

#ca1c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.14% magenta, 87.62% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 1.02°, with 77.97% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #19c7ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #19ca75
  3. #196eca

Analogous

  1. #ca196e
  2. #ca1c19
  3. #ca7519

Triadic

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #19ca1c
  3. #1c19ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #c7ca19
  3. #19c7ca
  4. #1c19ca

Square

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #6eca19
  3. #19c7ca
  4. #7519ca

Monochromatic

  1. #420908
  2. #861311
  3. #ca1c19
  4. #e84a47
  5. #f18d8b

Shades

#ca1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #b61917
  3. #a21614
  4. #8d1412
  5. #79110f
  6. #650e0d
  7. #510b0a
  8. #3d0808
  9. #280605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #cf3330
  3. #d54947
  4. #da605e
  5. #df7775
  6. #e58e8c
  7. #eaa4a3
  8. #efbbba
  9. #f4d2d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1c19
  2. #c32623
  3. #bb302e
  4. #b43a38
  5. #ac4442
  6. #a54e4d
  7. #9e5857
  8. #966261
  9. #8f6c6b
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995252 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594f15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82740a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45d11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1c19 {
  color: #ca1c19;
}
Background
.bg-ca1c19 {
  background-color: #ca1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1c19, #ca7519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.22 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.38 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.43 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.87 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.88 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.96 #35e3e6 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca1c19  rgb(202, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 78%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#19c7ca  rgb(25, 199, 202)  hsl(181, 78%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#19ca1c  rgb(25, 202, 28)  hsl(121, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1c19ca  rgb(28, 25, 202)  hsl(241, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue