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#CA0809

#ca0809 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0809 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 359.69°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 2.08.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #ca0809
  2. #08cac9

Split complementary

  1. #ca0809
  2. #08ca68
  3. #086aca

Analogous

  1. #ca086a
  2. #ca0809
  3. #ca6808

Triadic

  1. #ca0809
  2. #09ca08
  3. #0809ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0809
  2. #cac908
  3. #08cac9
  4. #0809ca

Square

  1. #ca0809
  2. #6aca08
  3. #08cac9
  4. #6808ca

Monochromatic

  1. #370202
  2. #800506
  3. #ca0809
  4. #f62829
  5. #f97272

Shades

#ca0809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0809
  2. #b60708
  3. #a20607
  4. #8d0606
  5. #790505
  6. #650405
  7. #510304
  8. #3d0203
  9. #280202
  10. #140101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0809
  2. #cf2122
  3. #d5393a
  4. #da5253
  5. #df6b6b
  6. #e58484
  7. #ea9c9d
  8. #efb5b5
  9. #f4cece
  10. #fae6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0809
  2. #c31415
  3. #bb2021
  4. #b42c2d
  5. #ac3839
  6. #a54445
  7. #9e5050
  8. #965c5c
  9. #8f6868
  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 #554b02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933a05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0809 {
  color: #ca0809;
}
Background
.bg-ca0809 {
  background-color: #ca0809;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0809 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 8 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0809, #ca6808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 8 9 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.08 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.25 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.00 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.25 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.42 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.07 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.32 #35f7f6 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca0809  rgb(202, 8, 9)  hsl(360, 92%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#08cac9  rgb(8, 202, 201)  hsl(180, 92%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#09ca08  rgb(9, 202, 8)  hsl(120, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0809ca  rgb(8, 9, 202)  hsl(240, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue