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#CA0C19

#ca0c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca0c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.06% magenta, 87.62% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 355.89°, with 88.79% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 0.79.

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Relative luminance0.1289

Complementary

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #0ccabd

Split complementary

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #0cca5e
  3. #0c78ca

Analogous

  1. #ca0c78
  2. #ca0c19
  3. #ca5e0c

Triadic

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #19ca0c
  3. #0c19ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #cabd0c
  3. #0ccabd
  4. #0c19ca

Square

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #78ca0c
  3. #0ccabd
  4. #5e0cca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0307
  2. #820810
  3. #ca0c19
  4. #f3303d
  5. #f77881

Shades

#ca0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #b60b17
  3. #a20a14
  4. #8d0812
  5. #79070f
  6. #65060d
  7. #51050a
  8. #3d0408
  9. #280205
  10. #140103
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #cf2430
  3. #d53d47
  4. #da555e
  5. #df6d75
  6. #e5868c
  7. #ea9ea3
  8. #efb6ba
  9. #f4ced1
  10. #fae7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0c19
  2. #c31823
  3. #bb232e
  4. #b42f38
  5. #ac3a42
  6. #a5464d
  7. #9e5257
  8. #965d61
  9. #8f696b
  10. #877476
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554c15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817209 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0c19 {
  color: #ca0c19;
}
Background
.bg-ca0c19 {
  background-color: #ca0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0c19, #ca5e0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 0.79 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.07 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.26 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.26 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.61 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.94 #35f3e6 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca0c19  rgb(202, 12, 25)  hsl(356, 89%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#0ccabd  rgb(12, 202, 189)  hsl(176, 89%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#19ca0c  rgb(25, 202, 12)  hsl(116, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0c19ca  rgb(12, 25, 202)  hsl(236, 89%, 42%)  Medium Blue