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#C8281B

#c8281b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8281b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 15.69% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 86.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 4.51°, with 76.21% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #c8281b
  2. #1bbbc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8281b
  2. #1bc87f
  3. #1b64c8

Analogous

  1. #c81b64
  2. #c8281b
  3. #c87f1b

Triadic

  1. #c8281b
  2. #1bc828
  3. #281bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8281b
  2. #bbc81b
  3. #1bbbc8
  4. #281bc8

Square

  1. #c8281b
  2. #64c81b
  3. #1bbbc8
  4. #7f1bc8

Monochromatic

  1. #410d09
  2. #851b12
  3. #c8281b
  4. #e65549
  5. #f0948c

Shades

#c8281b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8281b
  2. #b42418
  3. #a02016
  4. #8c1c13
  5. #781810
  6. #64140e
  7. #50100b
  8. #3c0c08
  9. #280805
  10. #140403
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8281b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8281b
  2. #ce3e32
  3. #d35349
  4. #d9695f
  5. #de7e76
  6. #e4948d
  7. #e9a9a4
  8. #efbfbb
  9. #f4d4d1
  10. #faeae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8281b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8281b
  2. #c13125
  3. #ba3a2f
  4. #b24239
  5. #ab4b43
  6. #a4544e
  7. #9d5d58
  8. #966662
  9. #8e6e6c
  10. #877776
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985554 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5216 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83750f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944518 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35f14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8281b {
  color: #c8281b;
}
Background
.bg-c8281b {
  background-color: #c8281b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8281b {
  border: 2px solid #c8281b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8281b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 40 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8281b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8281b, #c87f1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8281b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 40 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.15 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.99 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.92 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.31 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.40 #37d7e4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c8281b  rgb(200, 40, 27)  hsl(5, 76%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1bbbc8  rgb(27, 187, 200)  hsl(185, 76%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#1bc828  rgb(27, 200, 40)  hsl(125, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#281bc8  rgb(40, 27, 200)  hsl(245, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue