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#C8161A

#c8161a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8161a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 8.63% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 87% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 358.65°, with 80.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 0.83.

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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #c8161a
  2. #16c8c4

Split complementary

  1. #c8161a
  2. #16c86b
  3. #1673c8

Analogous

  1. #c81673
  2. #c8161a
  3. #c86b16

Triadic

  1. #c8161a
  2. #1ac816
  3. #161ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8161a
  2. #c8c416
  3. #16c8c4
  4. #161ac8

Square

  1. #c8161a
  2. #73c816
  3. #16c8c4
  4. #6b16c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0708
  2. #830e11
  3. #c8161a
  4. #ea4044
  5. #f28588

Shades

#c8161a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8161a
  2. #b41417
  3. #a01215
  4. #8c0f12
  5. #780d10
  6. #640b0d
  7. #50090a
  8. #3c0708
  9. #280405
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8161a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8161a
  2. #ce2d31
  3. #d34548
  4. #d95c5f
  5. #de7376
  6. #e48b8d
  7. #e9a2a3
  8. #efb9ba
  9. #f4d0d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8161a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8161a
  2. #c12124
  3. #ba2b2e
  4. #b23639
  5. #ab4043
  6. #a44b4d
  7. #9d5657
  8. #966061
  9. #8e6b6c
  10. #877576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80720c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923d18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25b12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8161a {
  color: #c8161a;
}
Background
.bg-c8161a {
  background-color: #c8161a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8161a {
  border: 2px solid #c8161a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8161a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 22 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8161a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8161a, #c86b16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8161a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 22 26 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 0.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.14 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.11 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.18 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.46 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.85 #37e9e5 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c8161a  rgb(200, 22, 26)  hsl(359, 80%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#16c8c4  rgb(22, 200, 196)  hsl(179, 80%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1ac816  rgb(26, 200, 22)  hsl(119, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#161ac8  rgb(22, 26, 200)  hsl(239, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue