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#CB1C19

#cb1c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb1c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.21% magenta, 87.68% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 1.01°, with 78.07% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.136

Complementary

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #19c8cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #19cb75
  3. #196fcb

Analogous

  1. #cb196f
  2. #cb1c19
  3. #cb7519

Triadic

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #19cb1c
  3. #1c19cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #c8cb19
  3. #19c8cb
  4. #1c19cb

Square

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #6fcb19
  3. #19c8cb
  4. #7519cb

Monochromatic

  1. #430908
  2. #871311
  3. #cb1c19
  4. #e84b48
  5. #f18e8c

Shades

#cb1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #b71917
  3. #a21614
  4. #8e1412
  5. #7a110f
  6. #660e0d
  7. #510b0a
  8. #3d0808
  9. #290605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #d03330
  3. #d54947
  4. #db605e
  5. #e07775
  6. #e58e8c
  7. #eaa4a3
  8. #efbbba
  9. #f5d2d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb1c19
  2. #c42623
  3. #bc302e
  4. #b53a38
  5. #ad4442
  6. #a64e4d
  7. #9e5857
  8. #976261
  9. #8f6c6b
  10. #887676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995353 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a4f15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837409 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55d11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb1c19 {
  color: #cb1c19;
}
Background
.bg-cb1c19 {
  background-color: #cb1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #cb1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb1c19, #cb7519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.21 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.28 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.41 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.80 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.09 #34e3e6 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cb1c19  rgb(203, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 78%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#19c8cb  rgb(25, 200, 203)  hsl(181, 78%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#19cb1c  rgb(25, 203, 28)  hsl(121, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1c19cb  rgb(28, 25, 203)  hsl(241, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue