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#CA070C

#ca070c ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca070c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 2.75% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.53% magenta, 94.06% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 358.46°, with 93.3% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1274

Complementary

  1. #ca070c
  2. #07cac5

Split complementary

  1. #ca070c
  2. #07ca63
  3. #076eca

Analogous

  1. #ca076e
  2. #ca070c
  3. #ca6307

Triadic

  1. #ca070c
  2. #0cca07
  3. #070cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca070c
  2. #cac507
  3. #07cac5
  4. #070cca

Square

  1. #ca070c
  2. #6eca07
  3. #07cac5
  4. #6307ca

Monochromatic

  1. #360203
  2. #800408
  3. #ca070c
  4. #f7262b
  5. #fa7074

Shades

#ca070c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca070c
  2. #b6060b
  3. #a2060a
  4. #8d0508
  5. #790407
  6. #650406
  7. #510305
  8. #3d0204
  9. #280102
  10. #140101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca070c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca070c
  2. #cf2024
  3. #d5393d
  4. #da5155
  5. #df6a6d
  6. #e58386
  7. #ea9c9e
  8. #efb5b6
  9. #f4cdce
  10. #fae6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca070c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca070c
  2. #c31318
  3. #bb1f23
  4. #b42b2f
  5. #ac373a
  6. #a54446
  7. #9e5052
  8. #965c5d
  9. #8f6869
  10. #877474
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554b05 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933a08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35900 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca070c {
  color: #ca070c;
}
Background
.bg-ca070c {
  background-color: #ca070c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca070c {
  border: 2px solid #ca070c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca070c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 7 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca070c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca070c, #ca6307);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca070c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 7 12 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.64 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.59 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.04 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.76 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.09 #35f8f3 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca070c  rgb(202, 7, 12)  hsl(358, 93%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#07cac5  rgb(7, 202, 197)  hsl(178, 93%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#0cca07  rgb(12, 202, 7)  hsl(118, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#070cca  rgb(7, 12, 202)  hsl(238, 93%, 41%)  Medium Blue