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#C8091C

#c8091c ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8091c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 3.53% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 86% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 354.03°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.1256

Complementary

  1. #c8091c
  2. #09c8b5

Split complementary

  1. #c8091c
  2. #09c855
  3. #097cc8

Analogous

  1. #c8097c
  2. #c8091c
  3. #c85509

Triadic

  1. #c8091c
  2. #1cc809
  3. #091cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8091c
  2. #c8b509
  3. #09c8b5
  4. #091cc8

Square

  1. #c8091c
  2. #7cc809
  3. #09c8b5
  4. #5509c8

Monochromatic

  1. #360208
  2. #7f0612
  3. #c8091c
  4. #f5283d
  5. #f9717f

Shades

#c8091c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8091c
  2. #b40819
  3. #a00716
  4. #8c0614
  5. #780511
  6. #64050e
  7. #50040b
  8. #3c0308
  9. #280206
  10. #140103
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8091c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8091c
  2. #ce2233
  3. #d33a49
  4. #d95360
  5. #de6b77
  6. #e4848e
  7. #e99da4
  8. #efb5bb
  9. #f4ced2
  10. #fae6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8091c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8091c
  2. #c11526
  3. #ba2130
  4. #b22d3a
  5. #ab3944
  6. #a4454e
  7. #9d5058
  8. #965c62
  9. #8e686c
  10. #877476
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #964e50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544b19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f710e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #913a1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15915 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8091c {
  color: #c8091c;
}
Background
.bg-c8091c {
  background-color: #c8091c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8091c {
  border: 2px solid #c8091c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8091c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 9 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8091c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8091c, #c85509);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8091c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 9 28 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.46 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.66 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.84 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.79 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.97 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.81 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.24 #37f6e3 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c8091c  rgb(200, 9, 28)  hsl(354, 91%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#09c8b5  rgb(9, 200, 181)  hsl(174, 91%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1cc809  rgb(28, 200, 9)  hsl(114, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#091cc8  rgb(9, 28, 200)  hsl(234, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue