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#C40407

#c40407 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c40407 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 1.57% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.96% magenta, 96.43% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 359.06°, with 96% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #c40407
  2. #04c4c1

Split complementary

  1. #c40407
  2. #04c461
  3. #0467c4

Analogous

  1. #c40467
  2. #c40407
  3. #c46104

Triadic

  1. #c40407
  2. #07c404
  3. #0407c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40407
  2. #c4c104
  3. #04c4c1
  4. #0407c4

Square

  1. #c40407
  2. #67c404
  3. #04c4c1
  4. #6104c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0102
  2. #790204
  3. #c40407
  4. #fa1a1e
  5. #fc6568

Shades

#c40407 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40407
  2. #b00406
  3. #9d0306
  4. #890305
  5. #760204
  6. #620204
  7. #4e0203
  8. #3b0102
  9. #270101
  10. #140001
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40407 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40407
  2. #ca1d20
  3. #d03639
  4. #d64f51
  5. #dc686a
  6. #e28283
  7. #e79b9c
  8. #edb4b5
  9. #f3cdcd
  10. #f9e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40407 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40407
  2. #bd1013
  3. #b61d1f
  4. #b0292b
  5. #a93637
  6. #a24244
  7. #9b4e50
  8. #945b5c
  9. #8e6768
  10. #877474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #934c4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d6e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e3803 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40407 {
  color: #c40407;
}
Background
.bg-c40407 {
  background-color: #c40407;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40407 {
  border: 2px solid #c40407;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40407;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 4 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 96% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40407 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40407, #c46104);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40407 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 4 7 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.23 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.42 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.58 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.12 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.39 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.99 #3bfbf8 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c40407  rgb(196, 4, 7)  hsl(359, 96%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#04c4c1  rgb(4, 196, 193)  hsl(179, 96%, 39%)  Robin Egg Blue
#07c404  rgb(7, 196, 4)  hsl(119, 96%, 39%)  Lime Green
#0407c4  rgb(4, 7, 196)  hsl(239, 96%, 39%)  Medium Blue