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#CC0C19

#cc0c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc0c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 87.75% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 355.94°, with 88.89% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.05.

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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #0cccbf

Split complementary

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #0ccc5f
  3. #0c79cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0c79
  2. #cc0c19
  3. #cc5f0c

Triadic

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #19cc0c
  3. #0c19cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #ccbf0c
  3. #0cccbf
  4. #0c19cc

Square

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #79cc0c
  3. #0cccbf
  4. #5f0ccc

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0307
  2. #840810
  3. #cc0c19
  4. #f3323f
  5. #f77a82

Shades

#cc0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #b80b17
  3. #a30a14
  4. #8f0812
  5. #7a070f
  6. #66060d
  7. #52050a
  8. #3d0408
  9. #290205
  10. #140103
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #d12430
  3. #d63d47
  4. #db555e
  5. #e06d75
  6. #e6868c
  7. #eb9ea3
  8. #f0b6ba
  9. #f5ced1
  10. #fae7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0c19
  2. #c41823
  3. #bd232e
  4. #b52f38
  5. #ae3a42
  6. #a6464d
  7. #9e5257
  8. #975d61
  9. #8f696b
  10. #887476
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827308 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943c17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0c19 {
  color: #cc0c19;
}
Background
.bg-cc0c19 {
  background-color: #cc0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0c19, #cc5f0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.05 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.45 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.96 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.02 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.66 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.74 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.80 #33f3e6 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cc0c19  rgb(204, 12, 25)  hsl(356, 89%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#0cccbf  rgb(12, 204, 191)  hsl(176, 89%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#19cc0c  rgb(25, 204, 12)  hsl(116, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0c19cc  rgb(12, 25, 204)  hsl(236, 89%, 42%)  Medium Blue