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#CC0917

#cc0917 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc0917 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 3.53% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 88.73% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 355.69°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1309

Complementary

  1. #cc0917
  2. #09ccbe

Split complementary

  1. #cc0917
  2. #09cc5c
  3. #0978cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0978
  2. #cc0917
  3. #cc5c09

Triadic

  1. #cc0917
  2. #17cc09
  3. #0917cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0917
  2. #ccbe09
  3. #09ccbe
  4. #0917cc

Square

  1. #cc0917
  2. #78cc09
  3. #09ccbe
  4. #5c09cc

Monochromatic

  1. #390306
  2. #83060f
  3. #cc0917
  4. #f62c3a
  5. #f9757f

Shades

#cc0917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0917
  2. #b80815
  3. #a30712
  4. #8f0610
  5. #7a050e
  6. #66050c
  7. #520409
  8. #3d0307
  9. #290205
  10. #140102
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0917
  2. #d1222e
  3. #d63a45
  4. #db535d
  5. #e06b74
  6. #e6848b
  7. #eb9da2
  8. #f0b5b9
  9. #f5ced1
  10. #fae6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0917
  2. #c41522
  3. #bd212c
  4. #b52d37
  5. #ae3941
  6. #a6454c
  7. #9e5056
  8. #975c61
  9. #8f686b
  10. #887476
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827304 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943b15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0917 {
  color: #cc0917;
}
Background
.bg-cc0917 {
  background-color: #cc0917;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0917 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 9 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0917, #cc5c09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 9 23 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 0.87 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.28 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.75 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.68 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.89 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.09 #33f6e8 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cc0917  rgb(204, 9, 23)  hsl(356, 92%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#09ccbe  rgb(9, 204, 190)  hsl(176, 92%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#17cc09  rgb(23, 204, 9)  hsl(116, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0917cc  rgb(9, 23, 204)  hsl(236, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue