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#C8151B

#c8151b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8151b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 8.24% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 86.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 357.99°, with 81% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 0.95.

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Relative luminance0.1289

Complementary

  1. #c8151b
  2. #15c8c2

Split complementary

  1. #c8151b
  2. #15c868
  3. #1574c8

Analogous

  1. #c81574
  2. #c8151b
  3. #c86815

Triadic

  1. #c8151b
  2. #1bc815
  3. #151bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8151b
  2. #c8c215
  3. #15c8c2
  4. #151bc8

Square

  1. #c8151b
  2. #74c815
  3. #15c8c2
  4. #6815c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0608
  2. #830e12
  3. #c8151b
  4. #eb3f44
  5. #f28488

Shades

#c8151b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8151b
  2. #b41318
  3. #a01116
  4. #8c0f13
  5. #780d10
  6. #640b0e
  7. #50080b
  8. #3c0608
  9. #280405
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8151b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8151b
  2. #ce2c32
  3. #d34449
  4. #d95b5f
  5. #de7376
  6. #e48a8d
  7. #e9a1a4
  8. #efb9bb
  9. #f4d0d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8151b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8151b
  2. #c12025
  3. #ba2a2f
  4. #b23539
  5. #ab4043
  6. #a44b4e
  7. #9d5558
  8. #966062
  9. #8e6b6c
  10. #877576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80720d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923d19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8151b {
  color: #c8151b;
}
Background
.bg-c8151b {
  background-color: #c8151b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8151b {
  border: 2px solid #c8151b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8151b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 21 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 81% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8151b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8151b, #c86815);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8151b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 21 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 0.95 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.68 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.95 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.03 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.33 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.43 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.72 #37eae4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c8151b  rgb(200, 21, 27)  hsl(358, 81%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#15c8c2  rgb(21, 200, 194)  hsl(178, 81%, 43%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1bc815  rgb(27, 200, 21)  hsl(118, 81%, 43%)  Lime Green
#151bc8  rgb(21, 27, 200)  hsl(238, 81%, 43%)  Medium Blue