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#CC2016

#cc2016 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2016 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 12.55% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.31% magenta, 89.22% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 3.3°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #cc2016
  2. #16c2cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc2016
  2. #16cc7b
  3. #1667cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1667
  2. #cc2016
  3. #cc7b16

Triadic

  1. #cc2016
  2. #16cc20
  3. #2016cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2016
  2. #c2cc16
  3. #16c2cc
  4. #2016cc

Square

  1. #cc2016
  2. #67cc16
  3. #16c2cc
  4. #7b16cc

Monochromatic

  1. #420a07
  2. #87150f
  3. #cc2016
  4. #eb4d44
  5. #f28f89

Shades

#cc2016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2016
  2. #b81d14
  3. #a31a12
  4. #8f160f
  5. #7a130d
  6. #66100b
  7. #520d09
  8. #3d0a07
  9. #290604
  10. #140302
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2016
  2. #d1362d
  3. #d64d45
  4. #db635c
  5. #e07973
  6. #e6908b
  7. #eba6a2
  8. #f0bcb9
  9. #f5d2d0
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2016
  2. #c42a21
  3. #bd332b
  4. #b53d36
  5. #ae4640
  6. #a6504b
  7. #9e5a56
  8. #976360
  9. #8f6d6b
  10. #887675
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5453 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5111 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847504 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964213 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2016 {
  color: #cc2016;
}
Background
.bg-cc2016 {
  background-color: #cc2016;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2016 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 32 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2016, #cc7b16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 32 22 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.45 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.17 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.26 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.02 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.39 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.57 #33dfe9 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cc2016  rgb(204, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 81%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#16c2cc  rgb(22, 194, 204)  hsl(183, 81%, 44%)  Dark Turquoise
#16cc20  rgb(22, 204, 32)  hsl(123, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#2016cc  rgb(32, 22, 204)  hsl(243, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue