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#CA181C

#ca181c ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca181c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.41% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.12% magenta, 86.14% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 358.65°, with 78.76% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.1329

Complementary

  1. #ca181c
  2. #18cac6

Split complementary

  1. #ca181c
  2. #18ca6d
  3. #1875ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1875
  2. #ca181c
  3. #ca6d18

Triadic

  1. #ca181c
  2. #1cca18
  3. #181cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca181c
  2. #cac618
  3. #18cac6
  4. #181cca

Square

  1. #ca181c
  2. #75ca18
  3. #18cac6
  4. #6d18ca

Monochromatic

  1. #410809
  2. #861013
  3. #ca181c
  4. #e94649
  5. #f18a8c

Shades

#ca181c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca181c
  2. #b61619
  3. #a21316
  4. #8d1114
  5. #790e11
  6. #650c0e
  7. #510a0b
  8. #3d0708
  9. #280506
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca181c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca181c
  2. #cf2f33
  3. #d54649
  4. #da5d60
  5. #df7477
  6. #e58c8e
  7. #eaa3a4
  8. #efbabb
  9. #f4d1d2
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca181c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca181c
  2. #c32226
  3. #bb2d30
  4. #b4373a
  5. #ac4244
  6. #a54c4e
  7. #9e5658
  8. #966162
  9. #8f6b6c
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 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 #584e19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82730f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca181c {
  color: #ca181c;
}
Background
.bg-ca181c {
  background-color: #ca181c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca181c {
  border: 2px solid #ca181c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca181c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 24 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca181c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca181c, #ca6d18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca181c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 24 28 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.69 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.39 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.77 #35e7e3 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca181c  rgb(202, 24, 28)  hsl(359, 79%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#18cac6  rgb(24, 202, 198)  hsl(179, 79%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1cca18  rgb(28, 202, 24)  hsl(119, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#181cca  rgb(24, 28, 202)  hsl(239, 79%, 44%)  Medium Blue