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#C51118

#c51118 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c51118 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 6.67% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.37% magenta, 87.82% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 357.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 0.64.

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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #c51118
  2. #11c5be

Split complementary

  1. #c51118
  2. #11c564
  3. #1172c5

Analogous

  1. #c51172
  2. #c51118
  3. #c56411

Triadic

  1. #c51118
  2. #18c511
  3. #1118c5

Tetradic

  1. #c51118
  2. #c5be11
  3. #11c5be
  4. #1118c5

Square

  1. #c51118
  2. #72c511
  3. #11c5be
  4. #6411c5

Monochromatic

  1. #380507
  2. #7f0b0f
  3. #c51118
  4. #ee353c
  5. #f47b80

Shades

#c51118 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51118
  2. #b10f16
  3. #9e0e13
  4. #8a0c11
  5. #760a0e
  6. #63090c
  7. #4f070a
  8. #3b0507
  9. #270305
  10. #140202
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51118 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51118
  2. #cb292f
  3. #d14146
  4. #d6585d
  5. #dc7074
  6. #e2888c
  7. #e8a0a3
  8. #eeb8ba
  9. #f3cfd1
  10. #f9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51118 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51118
  2. #be1c22
  3. #b7272d
  4. #b03237
  5. #a93d42
  6. #a3494c
  7. #9c5456
  8. #955f61
  9. #8e6a6b
  10. #877576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #944e4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544a14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7008 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f3b16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5810 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51118 {
  color: #c51118;
}
Background
.bg-c51118 {
  background-color: #c51118;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51118 {
  border: 2px solid #c51118;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51118;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 17 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51118 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51118, #c56411);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51118 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 17 24 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 0.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.44 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.91 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.53 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.45 #3aeee7 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c51118  rgb(197, 17, 24)  hsl(358, 84%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#11c5be  rgb(17, 197, 190)  hsl(178, 84%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#18c511  rgb(24, 197, 17)  hsl(118, 84%, 42%)  Lime Green
#1118c5  rgb(17, 24, 197)  hsl(238, 84%, 42%)  Medium Blue