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#C52C19

#c52c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c52c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.66% magenta, 87.31% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 6.63°, with 77.48% saturation and 43.53% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #c52c19
  2. #19b2c5

Split complementary

  1. #c52c19
  2. #19c582
  3. #195cc5

Analogous

  1. #c5195c
  2. #c52c19
  3. #c58219

Triadic

  1. #c52c19
  2. #19c52c
  3. #2c19c5

Tetradic

  1. #c52c19
  2. #b2c519
  3. #19b2c5
  4. #2c19c5

Square

  1. #c52c19
  2. #5cc519
  3. #19b2c5
  4. #8219c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0e08
  2. #811d10
  3. #c52c19
  4. #e75543
  5. #f09387

Shades

#c52c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52c19
  2. #b12817
  3. #9e2314
  4. #8a1f12
  5. #761a0f
  6. #63160d
  7. #4f120a
  8. #3b0d08
  9. #270905
  10. #140403
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52c19
  2. #cb4130
  3. #d15647
  4. #d66b5e
  5. #dc8075
  6. #e2968c
  7. #e8aba3
  8. #eec0ba
  9. #f3d5d1
  10. #f9eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52c19
  2. #be3423
  3. #b73d2e
  4. #b04538
  5. #a94e42
  6. #a3564d
  7. #9c5e57
  8. #956761
  9. #8e6f6b
  10. #877876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965653 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5214 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82740d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924616 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15f12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52c19 {
  color: #c52c19;
}
Background
.bg-c52c19 {
  background-color: #c52c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c52c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c52c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52c19, #c58219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.17 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.93 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.56 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.68 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.00 #3ad3e6 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c52c19  rgb(197, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 77%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#19b2c5  rgb(25, 178, 197)  hsl(187, 77%, 44%)  Verdigris
#19c52c  rgb(25, 197, 44)  hsl(127, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#2c19c5  rgb(44, 25, 197)  hsl(247, 77%, 44%)  Medium Blue