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#C6000C

#c6000c ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c6000c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 0% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 93.94% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 356.36°, with 100% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.1203

Complementary

  1. #c6000c
  2. #00c6ba

Split complementary

  1. #c6000c
  2. #00c657
  3. #006fc6

Analogous

  1. #c6006f
  2. #c6000c
  3. #c65700

Triadic

  1. #c6000c
  2. #0cc600
  3. #000cc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6000c
  2. #c6ba00
  3. #00c6ba
  4. #000cc6

Square

  1. #c6000c
  2. #6fc600
  3. #00c6ba
  4. #5700c6

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0003
  2. #790007
  3. #c6000c
  4. #ff1322
  5. #ff606a

Shades

#c6000c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6000c
  2. #b2000b
  3. #9e000a
  4. #8b0008
  5. #770007
  6. #630006
  7. #4f0005
  8. #3b0004
  9. #280002
  10. #140001
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6000c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6000c
  2. #cc1a24
  3. #d1333d
  4. #d74d55
  5. #dd666d
  6. #e38086
  7. #e8999e
  8. #eeb3b6
  9. #f4ccce
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6000c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6000c
  2. #bf0d18
  3. #b81a23
  4. #b1262f
  5. #aa333a
  6. #a34046
  7. #9c4d52
  8. #955a5d
  9. #8e6669
  10. #877374
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #944c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524806 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d6f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db000c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #903808 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05700 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3000c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6000c {
  color: #c6000c;
}
Background
.bg-c6000c {
  background-color: #c6000c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c6000c {
  border: 2px solid #c6000c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6000c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 0 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6000c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6000c, #c65700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6000c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 0 12 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.39 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.52 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.77 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.11 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.21 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.62 #39fff3 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c6000c  rgb(198, 0, 12)  hsl(356, 100%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#00c6ba  rgb(0, 198, 186)  hsl(176, 100%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0cc600  rgb(12, 198, 0)  hsl(116, 100%, 39%)  Lime Green
#000cc6  rgb(0, 12, 198)  hsl(236, 100%, 39%)  Medium Blue