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#C8271F

#c8271f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8271f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 15.29% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.5% magenta, 84.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 2.84°, with 73.16% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #c8271f
  2. #1fc0c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8271f
  2. #1fc87b
  3. #1f6bc8

Analogous

  1. #c81f6b
  2. #c8271f
  3. #c87b1f

Triadic

  1. #c8271f
  2. #1fc827
  3. #271fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8271f
  2. #c0c81f
  3. #1fc0c8
  4. #271fc8

Square

  1. #c8271f
  2. #6bc81f
  3. #1fc0c8
  4. #7b1fc8

Monochromatic

  1. #440d0a
  2. #861a15
  3. #c8271f
  4. #e45750
  5. #ee9692

Shades

#c8271f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8271f
  2. #b4231c
  3. #a01f19
  4. #8c1b16
  5. #781713
  6. #641410
  7. #50100c
  8. #3c0c09
  9. #280806
  10. #140403
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8271f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8271f
  2. #ce3d35
  3. #d3524c
  4. #d96862
  5. #de7d79
  6. #e4938f
  7. #e9a9a5
  8. #efbebc
  9. #f4d4d2
  10. #fae9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8271f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8271f
  2. #c13029
  3. #ba3932
  4. #b2423c
  5. #ab4b46
  6. #a45450
  7. #9d5c59
  8. #966563
  9. #8e6e6d
  10. #877776
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985554 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c521b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837415 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94441d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8271f {
  color: #c8271f;
}
Background
.bg-c8271f {
  background-color: #c8271f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8271f {
  border: 2px solid #c8271f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8271f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 39 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8271f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8271f, #c87b1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8271f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 39 31 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.28 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.03 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.03 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.09 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.90 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.03 #37d8e0 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c8271f  rgb(200, 39, 31)  hsl(3, 73%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1fc0c8  rgb(31, 192, 200)  hsl(183, 73%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#1fc827  rgb(31, 200, 39)  hsl(123, 73%, 45%)  Lime Green
#271fc8  rgb(39, 31, 200)  hsl(243, 73%, 45%)  Medium Blue