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#C00A04

#c00a04 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a04 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 97.92% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 1.91°, with 95.92% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1143

Complementary

  1. #c00a04
  2. #04bac0

Split complementary

  1. #c00a04
  2. #04c068
  3. #045cc0

Analogous

  1. #c0045c
  2. #c00a04
  3. #c06804

Triadic

  1. #c00a04
  2. #04c00a
  3. #0a04c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a04
  2. #bac004
  3. #04bac0
  4. #0a04c0

Square

  1. #c00a04
  2. #5cc004
  3. #04bac0
  4. #6804c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0201
  2. #750602
  3. #c00a04
  4. #fa1e16
  5. #fc6661

Shades

#c00a04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a04
  2. #ad0904
  3. #9a0803
  4. #860703
  5. #730602
  6. #600502
  7. #4d0402
  8. #3a0301
  9. #260201
  10. #130100
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a04
  2. #c6231d
  3. #cd3b36
  4. #d3544f
  5. #d96c68
  6. #e08582
  7. #e69d9b
  8. #ecb6b4
  9. #f2cecd
  10. #f9e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a04
  2. #ba1610
  3. #b3221d
  4. #ad2d29
  5. #a63936
  6. #a04542
  7. #9a514e
  8. #935d5b
  9. #8d6867
  10. #867474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c3800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5500 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a04 {
  color: #c00a04;
}
Background
.bg-c00a04 {
  background-color: #c00a04;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a04 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a04, #c06804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 4 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.04 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.94 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.36 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.38 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.41 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.51 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.76 #3ff5fb Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c00a04  rgb(192, 10, 4)  hsl(2, 96%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#04bac0  rgb(4, 186, 192)  hsl(182, 96%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#04c00a  rgb(4, 192, 10)  hsl(122, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#0a04c0  rgb(10, 4, 192)  hsl(242, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue