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#CB121B

#cb121b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb121b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 7.06% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.13% magenta, 86.7% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 357.08°, with 83.71% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.19.

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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #cb121b
  2. #12cbc2

Split complementary

  1. #cb121b
  2. #12cb65
  3. #1277cb

Analogous

  1. #cb1277
  2. #cb121b
  3. #cb6512

Triadic

  1. #cb121b
  2. #1bcb12
  3. #121bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb121b
  2. #cbc212
  3. #12cbc2
  4. #121bcb

Square

  1. #cb121b
  2. #77cb12
  3. #12cbc2
  4. #6512cb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0608
  2. #850c12
  3. #cb121b
  4. #ee3c44
  5. #f48288

Shades

#cb121b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb121b
  2. #b71018
  3. #a20e16
  4. #8e0d13
  5. #7a0b10
  6. #66090e
  7. #51070b
  8. #3d0508
  9. #290405
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb121b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb121b
  2. #d02a32
  3. #d54149
  4. #db595f
  5. #e07176
  6. #e5898d
  7. #eaa0a4
  8. #efb8bb
  9. #f5d0d1
  10. #fae7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb121b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb121b
  2. #c41d25
  3. #bc282f
  4. #b53339
  5. #ad3e43
  6. #a6494e
  7. #9e5458
  8. #975f62
  9. #8f6a6c
  10. #887576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995152 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82730c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943d19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb121b {
  color: #cb121b;
}
Background
.bg-cb121b {
  background-color: #cb121b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb121b {
  border: 2px solid #cb121b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb121b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 18 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb121b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb121b, #cb6512);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb121b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 18 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.19 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.29 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.71 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.53 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.56 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.74 #34ede4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cb121b  rgb(203, 18, 27)  hsl(357, 84%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#12cbc2  rgb(18, 203, 194)  hsl(177, 84%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#1bcb12  rgb(27, 203, 18)  hsl(117, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#121bcb  rgb(18, 27, 203)  hsl(237, 84%, 43%)  Medium Blue