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#C91C19

#c91c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c91c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.07% magenta, 87.56% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 1.02°, with 77.88% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.33.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #c91c19
  2. #19c6c9

Split complementary

  1. #c91c19
  2. #19c974
  3. #196ec9

Analogous

  1. #c9196e
  2. #c91c19
  3. #c97419

Triadic

  1. #c91c19
  2. #19c91c
  3. #1c19c9

Tetradic

  1. #c91c19
  2. #c6c919
  3. #19c6c9
  4. #1c19c9

Square

  1. #c91c19
  2. #6ec919
  3. #19c6c9
  4. #7419c9

Monochromatic

  1. #410908
  2. #851311
  3. #c91c19
  4. #e84946
  5. #f18c8a

Shades

#c91c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91c19
  2. #b51917
  3. #a11614
  4. #8d1412
  5. #79110f
  6. #650e0d
  7. #500b0a
  8. #3c0808
  9. #280605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91c19
  2. #ce3330
  3. #d44947
  4. #d9605e
  5. #df7775
  6. #e48e8c
  7. #e9a4a3
  8. #efbbba
  9. #f4d2d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91c19
  2. #c22623
  3. #ba302e
  4. #b33a38
  5. #ac4442
  6. #a54e4d
  7. #9d5857
  8. #966261
  9. #8f6c6b
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985252 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594e15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82730a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35c11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91c19 {
  color: #c91c19;
}
Background
.bg-c91c19 {
  background-color: #c91c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c91c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91c19, #c97419);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.25 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.47 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.49 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.68 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.08 #36e3e6 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#c91c19  rgb(201, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 78%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#19c6c9  rgb(25, 198, 201)  hsl(181, 78%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#19c91c  rgb(25, 201, 28)  hsl(121, 78%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1c19c9  rgb(28, 25, 201)  hsl(241, 78%, 44%)  Medium Blue