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#C60F17

#c60f17 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c60f17 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 5.88% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.42% magenta, 88.38% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 357.38°, with 85.92% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 0.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1241

Complementary

  1. #c60f17
  2. #0fc6be

Split complementary

  1. #c60f17
  2. #0fc662
  3. #0f72c6

Analogous

  1. #c60f72
  2. #c60f17
  3. #c6620f

Triadic

  1. #c60f17
  2. #17c60f
  3. #0f17c6

Tetradic

  1. #c60f17
  2. #c6be0f
  3. #0fc6be
  4. #0f17c6

Square

  1. #c60f17
  2. #72c60f
  3. #0fc6be
  4. #620fc6

Monochromatic

  1. #380406
  2. #7f0a0f
  3. #c60f17
  4. #ef323a
  5. #f5797f

Shades

#c60f17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c60f17
  2. #b20e15
  3. #9e0c12
  4. #8b0b10
  5. #77090e
  6. #63080c
  7. #4f0609
  8. #3b0507
  9. #280305
  10. #140202
  11. #000000

Tints

#c60f17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c60f17
  2. #cc272e
  3. #d13f45
  4. #d7575d
  5. #dd6f74
  6. #e3878b
  7. #e89fa2
  8. #eeb7b9
  9. #f4cfd1
  10. #f9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c60f17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c60f17
  2. #bf1a22
  3. #b8262c
  4. #b13137
  5. #aa3c41
  6. #a3484c
  7. #9c5356
  8. #955e61
  9. #8e696b
  10. #877576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #954e4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544a13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7006 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #903b15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0590e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c60f17 {
  color: #c60f17;
}
Background
.bg-c60f17 {
  background-color: #c60f17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c60f17 {
  border: 2px solid #c60f17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c60f17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 15 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 86% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c60f17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c60f17, #c6620f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c60f17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 15 23 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 0.41 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.42 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.60 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.74 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.14 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.32 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.50 #39f0e8 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c60f17  rgb(198, 15, 23)  hsl(357, 86%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#0fc6be  rgb(15, 198, 190)  hsl(177, 86%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#17c60f  rgb(23, 198, 15)  hsl(117, 86%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0f17c6  rgb(15, 23, 198)  hsl(237, 86%, 42%)  Medium Blue