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#C40F08

#c40f08 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c40f08 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 5.88% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.35% magenta, 95.92% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 2.23°, with 92.16% saturation and 40% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.1209

Complementary

  1. #c40f08
  2. #08bdc4

Split complementary

  1. #c40f08
  2. #08c46d
  3. #085fc4

Analogous

  1. #c4085f
  2. #c40f08
  3. #c46d08

Triadic

  1. #c40f08
  2. #08c40f
  3. #0f08c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40f08
  2. #bdc408
  3. #08bdc4
  4. #0f08c4

Square

  1. #c40f08
  2. #5fc408
  3. #08bdc4
  4. #6d08c4

Monochromatic

  1. #310402
  2. #7b0905
  3. #c40f08
  4. #f62a22
  5. #f9716c

Shades

#c40f08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40f08
  2. #b00e07
  3. #9d0c06
  4. #890b06
  5. #760905
  6. #620804
  7. #4e0603
  8. #3b0502
  9. #270302
  10. #140201
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40f08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40f08
  2. #ca2721
  3. #d03f39
  4. #d65752
  5. #dc6f6b
  6. #e28784
  7. #e79f9c
  8. #edb7b5
  9. #f3cfce
  10. #f9e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40f08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40f08
  2. #bd1a14
  3. #b62620
  4. #b0312c
  5. #a93c38
  6. #a24844
  7. #9b5350
  8. #945e5c
  9. #8e6968
  10. #877574
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #934d4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544901 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d6f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f3a04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5800 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40f08 {
  color: #c40f08;
}
Background
.bg-c40f08 {
  background-color: #c40f08;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40f08 {
  border: 2px solid #c40f08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40f08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 15 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 92% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40f08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40f08, #c46d08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40f08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 15 8 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.39 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.13 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.61 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.63 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.22 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.99 #3bf0f7 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c40f08  rgb(196, 15, 8)  hsl(2, 92%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#08bdc4  rgb(8, 189, 196)  hsl(182, 92%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#08c40f  rgb(8, 196, 15)  hsl(122, 92%, 40%)  Lime Green
#0f08c4  rgb(15, 8, 196)  hsl(242, 92%, 40%)  Medium Blue