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#C00A18

#c00a18 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 87.5% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 355.38°, 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 1.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1149

Complementary

  1. #c00a18
  2. #0ac0b2

Split complementary

  1. #c00a18
  2. #0ac057
  3. #0a73c0

Analogous

  1. #c00a73
  2. #c00a18
  3. #c0570a

Triadic

  1. #c00a18
  2. #18c00a
  3. #0a18c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a18
  2. #c0b20a
  3. #0ac0b2
  4. #0a18c0

Square

  1. #c00a18
  2. #73c00a
  3. #0ac0b2
  4. #570ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0206
  2. #77060f
  3. #c00a18
  4. #f42333
  5. #f76c76

Shades

#c00a18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a18
  2. #ad0916
  3. #9a0813
  4. #860711
  5. #73060e
  6. #60050c
  7. #4d040a
  8. #3a0307
  9. #260205
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a18
  2. #c6232f
  3. #cd3b46
  4. #d3545d
  5. #d96c74
  6. #e0858c
  7. #e69da3
  8. #ecb6ba
  9. #f2ced1
  10. #f9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a18
  2. #ba1622
  3. #b3222d
  4. #ad2d37
  5. #a63942
  6. #a0454c
  7. #9a5156
  8. #935d61
  9. #8d686b
  10. #867476
  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 #514715 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c09 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3816 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5510 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a18 {
  color: #c00a18;
}
Background
.bg-c00a18 {
  background-color: #c00a18;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a18 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a18, #c0570a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 24 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.83 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.30 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.92 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.33 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.37 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.67 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.70 #3ff5e7 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c00a18  rgb(192, 10, 24)  hsl(355, 90%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0ac0b2  rgb(10, 192, 178)  hsl(175, 90%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#18c00a  rgb(24, 192, 10)  hsl(115, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a18c0  rgb(10, 24, 192)  hsl(235, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue