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#C00A15

#c00a15 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a15 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 89.06% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 356.37°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1148

Complementary

  1. #c00a15
  2. #0ac0b5

Split complementary

  1. #c00a15
  2. #0ac05a
  3. #0a70c0

Analogous

  1. #c00a70
  2. #c00a15
  3. #c05a0a

Triadic

  1. #c00a15
  2. #15c00a
  3. #0a15c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a15
  2. #c0b50a
  3. #0ac0b5
  4. #0a15c0

Square

  1. #c00a15
  2. #70c00a
  3. #0ac0b5
  4. #5a0ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0205
  2. #77060d
  3. #c00a15
  4. #f42330
  5. #f76c74

Shades

#c00a15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a15
  2. #ad0913
  3. #9a0811
  4. #86070f
  5. #73060d
  6. #60050b
  7. #4d0408
  8. #3a0306
  9. #260204
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a15
  2. #c6232c
  3. #cd3b44
  4. #d3545b
  5. #d96c73
  6. #e0858a
  7. #e69da1
  8. #ecb6b9
  9. #f2ced0
  10. #f9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a15
  2. #ba1620
  3. #b3222a
  4. #ad2d35
  5. #a63940
  6. #a0454b
  7. #9a5155
  8. #935d60
  9. #8d686b
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514711 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c04 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3813 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b550c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a15 {
  color: #c00a15;
}
Background
.bg-c00a15 {
  background-color: #c00a15;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a15 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a15, #c05a0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 21 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.61 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.46 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.28 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.55 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.71 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.24 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.29 #3ff5ea Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c00a15  rgb(192, 10, 21)  hsl(356, 90%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0ac0b5  rgb(10, 192, 181)  hsl(176, 90%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#15c00a  rgb(21, 192, 10)  hsl(116, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a15c0  rgb(10, 21, 192)  hsl(236, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue