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#C4100B

#c4100b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4100b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 6.27% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.84% magenta, 94.39% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 1.62°, with 89.37% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1213

Complementary

  1. #c4100b
  2. #0bbfc4

Split complementary

  1. #c4100b
  2. #0bc46c
  3. #0b63c4

Analogous

  1. #c40b63
  2. #c4100b
  3. #c46c0b

Triadic

  1. #c4100b
  2. #0bc410
  3. #100bc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4100b
  2. #bfc40b
  3. #0bbfc4
  4. #100bc4

Square

  1. #c4100b
  2. #63c40b
  3. #0bbfc4
  4. #6c0bc4

Monochromatic

  1. #330403
  2. #7c0a07
  3. #c4100b
  4. #f32e29
  5. #f77571

Shades

#c4100b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4100b
  2. #b00e0a
  3. #9d0d09
  4. #890b08
  5. #760a07
  6. #620806
  7. #4e0604
  8. #3b0503
  9. #270302
  10. #140201
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4100b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4100b
  2. #ca2823
  3. #d0403c
  4. #d65854
  5. #dc706d
  6. #e28885
  7. #e79f9d
  8. #edb7b6
  9. #f3cfce
  10. #f9e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4100b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4100b
  2. #bd1b17
  3. #b62622
  4. #b0322e
  5. #a93d3a
  6. #a24846
  7. #9b5351
  8. #945e5d
  9. #8e6a69
  10. #877574
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #934d4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544a04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d6f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f3a07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5800 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d10011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4100b {
  color: #c4100b;
}
Background
.bg-c4100b {
  background-color: #c4100b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c4100b {
  border: 2px solid #c4100b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4100b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 16 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4100b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4100b, #c46c0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4100b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 16 11 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.02 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.24 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.29 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.35 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.28 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.28 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.64 #3beff4 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c4100b  rgb(196, 16, 11)  hsl(2, 89%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#0bbfc4  rgb(11, 191, 196)  hsl(182, 89%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#0bc410  rgb(11, 196, 16)  hsl(122, 89%, 41%)  Lime Green
#100bc4  rgb(16, 11, 196)  hsl(242, 89%, 41%)  Medium Blue