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#CB021A

#cb021a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb021a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0.78% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 87.19% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 352.84°, with 98.05% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.22.

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Relative luminance0.1281

Complementary

  1. #cb021a
  2. #02cbb3

Split complementary

  1. #cb021a
  2. #02cb4f
  3. #027ecb

Analogous

  1. #cb027e
  2. #cb021a
  3. #cb4f02

Triadic

  1. #cb021a
  2. #1acb02
  3. #021acb

Tetradic

  1. #cb021a
  2. #cbb302
  3. #02cbb3
  4. #021acb

Square

  1. #cb021a
  2. #7ecb02
  3. #02cbb3
  4. #4f02cb

Monochromatic

  1. #340107
  2. #7f0110
  3. #cb021a
  4. #fd1d37
  5. #fe697a

Shades

#cb021a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb021a
  2. #b70217
  3. #a20215
  4. #8e0112
  5. #7a0110
  6. #66010d
  7. #51010a
  8. #3d0108
  9. #290005
  10. #140003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb021a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb021a
  2. #d01b31
  3. #d53548
  4. #db4e5f
  5. #e06776
  6. #e5818d
  7. #ea9aa3
  8. #efb3ba
  9. #f5ccd1
  10. #fae6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb021a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb021a
  2. #c40f24
  3. #bc1b2e
  4. #b52839
  5. #ad3443
  6. #a6414d
  7. #9e4e57
  8. #975a61
  9. #8f676c
  10. #887376
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984e50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544b17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80720a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933a18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb021a {
  color: #cb021a;
}
Background
.bg-cb021a {
  background-color: #cb021a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb021a {
  border: 2px solid #cb021a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb021a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 2 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb021a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb021a, #cb4f02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb021a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 2 26 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.22 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.85 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.29 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.56 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.73 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.86 #34fde5 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cb021a  rgb(203, 2, 26)  hsl(353, 98%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#02cbb3  rgb(2, 203, 179)  hsl(173, 98%, 40%)  Turquoise
#1acb02  rgb(26, 203, 2)  hsl(113, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#021acb  rgb(2, 26, 203)  hsl(233, 98%, 40%)  Medium Blue