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#C8191D

#c8191d ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8191d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 9.8% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.5% magenta, 85.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 358.63°, with 77.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #c8191d
  2. #19c8c4

Split complementary

  1. #c8191d
  2. #19c86d
  3. #1975c8

Analogous

  1. #c81975
  2. #c8191d
  3. #c86d19

Triadic

  1. #c8191d
  2. #1dc819
  3. #191dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8191d
  2. #c8c419
  3. #19c8c4
  4. #191dc8

Square

  1. #c8191d
  2. #75c819
  3. #19c8c4
  4. #6d19c8

Monochromatic

  1. #400809
  2. #841013
  3. #c8191d
  4. #e84649
  5. #f08a8c

Shades

#c8191d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8191d
  2. #b4171a
  3. #a01417
  4. #8c1214
  5. #780f11
  6. #640d0f
  7. #500a0c
  8. #3c0809
  9. #280506
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8191d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8191d
  2. #ce3034
  3. #d3474a
  4. #d95e61
  5. #de7577
  6. #e48c8e
  7. #e9a3a5
  8. #efbabb
  9. #f4d1d2
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8191d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8191d
  2. #c12327
  3. #ba2e31
  4. #b2383b
  5. #ab4245
  6. #a44d4f
  7. #9d5758
  8. #966162
  9. #8e6b6c
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975151 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817211 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923e1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25b16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8191d {
  color: #c8191d;
}
Background
.bg-c8191d {
  background-color: #c8191d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8191d {
  border: 2px solid #c8191d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8191d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 25 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8191d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8191d, #c86d19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8191d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 25 29 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.28 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.49 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.66 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.14 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.34 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.38 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.58 #37e6e2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c8191d  rgb(200, 25, 29)  hsl(359, 78%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#19c8c4  rgb(25, 200, 196)  hsl(179, 78%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1dc819  rgb(29, 200, 25)  hsl(119, 78%, 44%)  Lime Green
#191dc8  rgb(25, 29, 200)  hsl(239, 78%, 44%)  Medium Blue