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#C5000A

#c5000a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c5000a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 0% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 94.92% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 356.95°, with 100% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.1189

Complementary

  1. #c5000a
  2. #00c5bb

Split complementary

  1. #c5000a
  2. #00c558
  3. #006dc5

Analogous

  1. #c5006d
  2. #c5000a
  3. #c55800

Triadic

  1. #c5000a
  2. #0ac500
  3. #000ac5

Tetradic

  1. #c5000a
  2. #c5bb00
  3. #00c5bb
  4. #000ac5

Square

  1. #c5000a
  2. #6dc500
  3. #00c5bb
  4. #5800c5

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0002
  2. #790006
  3. #c5000a
  4. #ff131f
  5. #ff5f67

Shades

#c5000a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5000a
  2. #b10009
  3. #9e0008
  4. #8a0007
  5. #760006
  6. #630005
  7. #4f0004
  8. #3b0003
  9. #270002
  10. #140001
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5000a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5000a
  2. #cb1a23
  3. #d1333b
  4. #d64d54
  5. #dc666c
  6. #e28085
  7. #e8999d
  8. #eeb3b6
  9. #f3ccce
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5000a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5000a
  2. #be0d16
  3. #b71a22
  4. #b0262d
  5. #a93339
  6. #a34045
  7. #9c4d51
  8. #955a5d
  9. #8e6668
  10. #877374
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #944c4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524803 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d6e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da000c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f3706 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5000a {
  color: #c5000a;
}
Background
.bg-c5000a {
  background-color: #c5000a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c5000a {
  border: 2px solid #c5000a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5000a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 0 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5000a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5000a, #c55800);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5000a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 0 10 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.71 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.55 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.10 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.12 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.09 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.37 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.53 #3afff5 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c5000a  rgb(197, 0, 10)  hsl(357, 100%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#00c5bb  rgb(0, 197, 187)  hsl(177, 100%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0ac500  rgb(10, 197, 0)  hsl(117, 100%, 39%)  Lime Green
#000ac5  rgb(0, 10, 197)  hsl(237, 100%, 39%)  Medium Blue